WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:02.069 Welcome back to Blooming Curious. 00:00:02.069 --> 00:00:07.379 I'm Edwina, and today we're gonna get straight to the point. 00:00:07.560 --> 00:00:12.540 We're gonna talk a lot about helping kids become curious learners, but 00:00:12.540 --> 00:00:14.429 here's the uncomfortable truth. 00:00:14.849 --> 00:00:17.580 Most adults aren't modeling curiosity at all. 00:00:18.749 --> 00:00:19.979 And that's a problem. 00:00:20.459 --> 00:00:23.849 Kids don't do what we say, they do what we do. 00:00:24.300 --> 00:00:26.340 Whether you are a teacher, a parent, or both. 00:00:26.340 --> 00:00:28.529 Your actions are the real curriculum. 00:00:28.820 --> 00:00:32.990 They're watching the way you ask questions, how you react when you 00:00:32.990 --> 00:00:37.460 don't know something, and whether you light up with wonder or whether you 00:00:37.460 --> 00:00:40.940 shut down with just that's how it is. 00:00:41.420 --> 00:00:44.750 Even animals watch and learn from behavior. 00:00:45.170 --> 00:00:46.670 Our children are no different. 00:00:47.000 --> 00:00:50.450 They're picking up cues from us every single day. 00:00:50.990 --> 00:00:51.890 So let's be real. 00:00:52.490 --> 00:00:55.790 If we want children to be curious, then we have to show 00:00:55.790 --> 00:00:57.140 them what curiosity looks like. 00:00:57.815 --> 00:00:59.765 It's curiosity in action. 00:01:00.394 --> 00:01:01.385 Let's break it down. 00:01:01.804 --> 00:01:06.125 I'm going to give you five practical ways that you can model curiosity right now, 00:01:06.185 --> 00:01:08.285 either in your classroom or in your home. 00:01:08.945 --> 00:01:13.925 Number one, say, I don't know and mean it if you don't know something, 00:01:14.315 --> 00:01:15.755 and then look it up together. 00:01:16.024 --> 00:01:19.565 Show kids that not knowing isn't a weakness. 00:01:19.835 --> 00:01:24.215 It's the start of learning, and you don't need to be an expert. 00:01:24.575 --> 00:01:26.495 You just need to be the example. 00:01:26.945 --> 00:01:31.475 And as a side note, look it up in a book instead of just 00:01:31.475 --> 00:01:33.935 asking Siri or Googling it. 00:01:34.325 --> 00:01:37.774 Young children have no place online or with technology. 00:01:38.105 --> 00:01:42.725 We want them to be the creators, not the consumers of information. 00:01:43.505 --> 00:01:44.285 Number two. 00:01:44.735 --> 00:01:48.785 Ask real questions, not rhetorical ones, not questions that you 00:01:48.785 --> 00:01:50.195 already know the answer to. 00:01:50.705 --> 00:01:55.415 Ask big open-ended questions that invite wonder and curiosity. 00:01:56.045 --> 00:01:57.725 Why do birds fly in a V? 00:01:58.655 --> 00:02:00.665 What would happen if trees could talk? 00:02:01.325 --> 00:02:03.365 How do animals communicate with each other? 00:02:04.830 --> 00:02:08.169 Let kids see your mind stretching. 00:02:09.065 --> 00:02:11.075 That's what curiosity looks like. 00:02:12.185 --> 00:02:12.725 Number three. 00:02:13.549 --> 00:02:16.940 Is, get excited about learning out loud. 00:02:17.390 --> 00:02:20.600 If you are reading something fascinating, say so. 00:02:20.959 --> 00:02:23.959 If a podcast blows your mind, share it. 00:02:24.320 --> 00:02:27.110 Let your enthusiasm be contagious. 00:02:27.440 --> 00:02:29.780 Kids pick up on your emotional tone. 00:02:30.140 --> 00:02:34.040 If learning excites you, it'll start to excite them too. 00:02:35.240 --> 00:02:38.420 Number four, try new things and fail publicly. 00:02:38.810 --> 00:02:42.980 Take up a new hobby or learn a new language or burn the recipe. 00:02:43.430 --> 00:02:47.480 Let your students or your children see you struggle and try again. 00:02:48.140 --> 00:02:50.360 Curiosity without risk isn't real. 00:02:50.810 --> 00:02:54.200 Show them that trying and failing is part of the deal. 00:02:54.830 --> 00:02:58.340 This is great in your classroom too if you're gonna try a new strategy. 00:02:58.730 --> 00:03:03.110 Tell them what it is and why and what you hope to get out of it. 00:03:03.530 --> 00:03:06.920 And then invite them to be part of the strategy. 00:03:07.400 --> 00:03:11.240 Inquiry learning is a fantastic strategy for this. 00:03:12.110 --> 00:03:14.420 Number five is Wonder out Loud. 00:03:14.840 --> 00:03:16.730 I wonder why the sky's pink tonight. 00:03:17.390 --> 00:03:19.101 I wonder how ants find their way home. 00:03:20.240 --> 00:03:27.050 Wondering out loud invites kids into a mindset where questions are natural 00:03:27.050 --> 00:03:30.260 and welcomed, not shut down or ignored. 00:03:30.620 --> 00:03:33.380 And it keeps your brain alive too. 00:03:34.220 --> 00:03:35.270 And here's the truth. 00:03:35.690 --> 00:03:37.760 Curiosity isn't something you teach. 00:03:38.240 --> 00:03:40.070 It's something you live. 00:03:40.550 --> 00:03:45.770 The role of an educator is shifting, and it's not about knowing everything. 00:03:46.114 --> 00:03:50.734 It's just about being a curious co-learner alongside the child. 00:03:51.275 --> 00:03:55.775 If you wanna change your classroom or your home, change how you learn. 00:03:56.135 --> 00:03:57.605 Model curiosity. 00:03:57.905 --> 00:04:01.744 Be bold enough to wonder, open enough to learn, and brave 00:04:01.744 --> 00:04:04.415 enough to say, I don't know. 00:04:04.955 --> 00:04:06.605 That's how we raise thinkers. 00:04:07.114 --> 00:04:10.190 That's how we build a culture of lifelong learning. 00:04:11.315 --> 00:04:12.575 Thanks for listening today. 00:04:12.575 --> 00:04:15.785 If you found this helpful, please share it to the fellow Curious 00:04:15.785 --> 00:04:20.365 Educator or parent and go and check out my Curiosity toolkit at 00:04:20.365 --> 00:04:24.405 go.bloomingcurious.com/curiositytoolkit. 00:04:24.425 --> 00:04:30.065 It's a framework packed with practical strategies to help you bring this 00:04:30.245 --> 00:04:34.385 mindset into every part of your teaching. 00:04:34.755 --> 00:04:37.625 I'll leave a link in the show notes for you so you can get it there. 00:04:38.375 --> 00:04:39.545 So until next time. 00:04:40.220 --> 00:04:44.299 Stay curious, stay real, and take care of yourself. 00:04:44.750 --> 00:04:45.470 I'll see you then.