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Mar 01, 2022 | ISBN 9780262046497

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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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