Wonder
By Frank C. Keil
By Frank C. Keil
By Frank C. Keil
By Frank C. Keil
Category: Science & Technology
Category: Science & Technology
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$35.00
Mar 01, 2022 | ISBN 9780262046497
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Mar 01, 2022 | ISBN 9780262368452
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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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