Wonder
Childhood and the Lifelong Love of Science
Childhood and the Lifelong Love of Science
By Frank C. Keil
By Frank C. Keil
By Frank C. Keil
By Frank C. Keil
Category: Nonfiction
Category: Nonfiction
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Hardcover $35.00
Mar 01, 2022 | ISBN 9780262046497
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Praise
“Wonder is simply wonderful. Summarizing recent scientific discoveries, many from his own lab, Frank Keil demolishes a deficit view of young learners and replaces it with a portrait of the child as a curious scientist, fully capable of asking and exploring an endless sequence of questions about how and why the world works. A must-read for any parent or educator who believes a young mind is a terrible thing to waste.”—Angela Duckworth, Founder and CEO of Character Lab, #1 New York Times best selling author of Grit.
“How to perpetuate wonder — and respect for science — in adulthood is the heart of [Keil’s] appealing book.”—Nature
“This book has given me hope by proposing a future for my children that will remain wonder-full.”—American Scientist
Table Of Contents
Preface ix
Acknowledgments xiii
I The Cognitive Gifts of Childhood
1 The Puzzle and the Promise 3
2 Early Exploration and Discovery 21
3 Working with Others 43
4 The Mechanistic Mind 73
II The Big Sleep: Weakening Wonder
5 Developmental Disconnects 105
6 Motivational Muddles 137
III Disengagement and Its Discontents
7 Seductive Detours 169
8 It’s a Wonderless Life 195
9 Great Reawakenings 221
Notes 253
Index 295
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