After reading the first 6 lines of "Why We Stop Questioning" I got incredibly ecstatic because I have researched how the school system causes children to lose their creativity in the past and I was looking forward to learning more about the topic. I first became fascinated with the connection between school and the loss of creativity last year when I was working on my AP Language Ted Talk. I found that I was incredibly excited to work on the project because I was given the freedom to choose the topic so, naturally, I chose something that I was passionate about. I learned that at the age of 4, children “are seeking explanations, not just facts” which made me sad because although I go to a school that promotes genuine learning, my classmates and I are constantly memorizing without asking why. This is not because we don't care. It is just the way we have to function in order to take in all of the information that is thrown our way. As I continued reading I found that children lose their curiosity as they stop asking questions and this happens as they enter preschool. It let me down that our school system pressures children to memorize facts and spit out information at such a young age. There is so much research that the memorizing that takes place in schools is the direct cause of a drop in the amount of curiosity in students. However, our school system has not changed to get rid of memorization and replace it with genuine learning. The writing highlighted the importance of questioning as it has a direct correlation with curiosity. If we lose our curiosity then we stop improving. I was excited to read about all of the schools that are built to inspire children to ask questions. Reading about these schools' core concepts reminded me of galloway’s motto, play the game of learning, not the game of school. However, I believe that there needs to be a much larger change then the creation of expensive private schools that push students to learn rather than memorize. This kind of genuine learning needs to be accessible in every single school because it is your right to learn, you should not have to pay a fortune for it. In addition, the college application process needs to be completely rebuilt. There is so much research that proves a direct correlation between money and act and sat scores. This is an issue that everyone is aware of so why has a change not been made? I feel incredibly passionate about the topic of learning because I believe that a child's curiosity is a magical thing and hope that the school system changes to promote genuine learning. Personally, I believe that reading this passage will be helpful for every one of my classes next year as it has reminded me about the importance of learning, curiosity, creativity and asking questions.
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