I wonder if more students would do better in elementary and high school if teachers taught more about individual exploration of subjects and less about sliding smoothly along observational ruts. Exploration is a liberal art, because it is an art that liberates, that frees, that opens away from narrowness. And it is fun. John R. Stilgoe
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We can’t clearly point out a direct correlation between a person’s academic success and the amount of exploration they do in school. So, we don’t know if more exploration leads to higher test scores, or if it is a side effect of the best tests. We do know that exploration is fun. And, we know that students love to learn.

In fact, students love to learn so much that they will do almost anything to find out what they don’t know. They read books, take classes, and talk to teachers until they have enough information to start asking questions of their own.

Source: Outside Lies Magic: Regaining History And Awareness In Everyday Places

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