We need to let them know that their questions are not only valued an important but have a place in our classrooms and school ( Building a Culture of Wonder: Inquiry in Primary Education). Our job as educators is to create space in our classrooms and our day for this wonder. I am proposing, then, that a primary role of the educator – of all ages – is to tap into, nurture, nourish, and celebrate each learner’s sense of wonder. If I had influence with the good fairy who is supposed to preside over the christening of all children I should ask that her gift to each child in the world be a sense of wonder so indestructible that it would last throughout life, as an unfailing antidote against the boredom and disenchantments of later years, the sterile preoccupation with things that are artificial, the alienation from the sources of our strength. It is our misfortune that for most of us that clear-eyed vision, that true instinct for what is beautiful and awe-inspiring, is dimmed and even lost before we reach adulthood.
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Rachel Carson stated in A Sense of Wonder:Ī child’s world is fresh and new and beautiful, full of wonder and excitement. These “too-cool” teens’ lit-up faces and cries of “wow’ reminded me of the same reactions I saw in the younger kids as they explored the nature world during our hikes.Ī sense of wonder is characterized by full engagement, flow, being present in the moment, and a high “wow” factor. I watched their faces turn from the look related to the strenuous climb to that of pure joy and amazement at the view. I would rush ahead so I could see their faces as they approached this magnificent view. Due to numerous trips to this location, I knew what was coming after our long day hiking through the dense woods. When taking the at-risk students on backpacking trips in Maine, some of my favorite moments came when we came over a knoll to an outlook that appeared to have a view of the whole state of Maine. I took elementary-aged kids on environmental education adventures and at-risk youth on extended wilderness trips. I started my work in education as an outdoor educator.
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