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Curiosity is the key to Academic Success

Humans are innately curious species which is why we discover a lot of things and invent anything with the goal of solving a particular problem. Unfortunately, as kids enter school their curiosity diminished thereby their desire for learning also decreased. Because today's education cultivates the child's effortful control, the ability to stay focused in class, more important than curiosity, just to promote reading and math academic achievement at kindergarten age. And children who came from a rich supportive family where they can access early childhood programs and lives in an environment where it stimulates them to read and enhance their mathematical ability, undoubtedly have a higher chance of attaining academic success later in life. However, new research found that curiosity can help children grasp basic math and reading regardless of their economic background.

Curiosity according to Prachi Shah, who led the research, is a trait of discovering something with joy, and a motivation to seek the answers to the unknown. This might drive children to learn with excitement thus fostering their early academic achievement. The more curious the child is the more likely he or she perform better in school. And researchers found that children who were identified as curious excelled in math and reading. So promoting curiosity is important for children from lower socioeconomic status and it might close the achievement gap associated with poverty.

But hopefully, these children are not curious about knowing the mathematical formula behind nuclear bombs and read books on how to create then apply them then threaten the United Nations and demand a huge amount of money.