Where's Wonder by Dr. Fred Burton
International Journal of Progressive Education, Volume 9 Number 1, 2013
International Journal of Progressive Education, Volume 9 Number 1, 2013
"Artist, like the most of us who are trying to learn or understand something, do so by making sense of lived experience. Yet, wondering isn't just making sense of lived experience; it is lived experience. Like art making, wonder just may have value in an of itself. And also like creating art, there is a good deal of rigor involved on both the student and the teacher's part. Wonder requires us to draw on thinking dispositions such as observing closely, living with ambiguity, perseverance, and being curious. Wonder is both a noun (e.g.; the feeling of being surprised) and a verb (e.g., to think curiously). However, both forms of speech are interrelated and wouldn't you agree that we could use a lot more of either or both in education today?"