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Or they have been ashamed or ridiculed for honest, curious questions that they asked in the past. Food for thought
Well yeah, I mean I think that’s the point of what Sagan was saying. And of course bad teaching happens, and educational systems can be oppressive to kids’ curiosity when they’re too exam-driven. But I just wanted to draw attention to a lot of other factors that could be relevant as well. It’s okay for kids to be interested in other things. It’s okay for them to be concerned with other things. The fact that they’re not asking random questions of a famous scientist isn’t an absolute signifier of a terrible, oppressive system. There are a lot of potential factors in play. Another point that occurs to me is, how many questions did Sagan ask them? I find that kids that age can be so responsive if you take your time and allow them to talk about themselves, because that’s the age when their adult selves are forming. That means they may not actually care about the earth’s birthday or what rainbows feel like or whatever. It doesn’t mean they’re intellectually deadened, it just means they’ve got other things on their minds. And that’s okay.
