Reaching Students' Curiosity and Passion Quotients
- alissaarden
- Feb 14, 2016
- 1 min read
Author and journalist Thomas L. Friedman believes that as a society, we “will need to develop skills that are complementary to technology rather than ones that can be easily replaced by it” (Friedman, 2013). We must find ways to utilize technology to maximize our potential for inventing and creating. In order to adapt to an ever-changing global marketplace, people must have the tools necessary to be innovative and to become life-long learners. For Friedman, these tools are P.Q. (passion quotient) and C.Q. (curiosity quotient).
Friedman suggests that those with passion and curiosity will be more successful than those who simply have intelligence. I am always wondering, researching, and reflecting. I am an active thinker. I have used these skills to fine-tune my teaching methods and approaches for delivering information. Moreover, I have shifted my focus from merely delivering information to making sure my students are actively receiving it and utilizing it to meet their personal needs.
To have passion, students must find the academic content relevant. To have curiosity, students must be hooked; educators must find a way to capture and maintain their attention by provoking questions. Please view my PowToon reflection video below to see how I use technologies, my passion for my students and learning, and my curiosity for mathematics and English topics to instill these same traits in my pupils.
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