• Question: Have you ever learnt anything from another person such as a child?

    Asked by elliexoxo to David, Eva, Kate, Nicholas, Rachel on 16 Nov 2015.
    • Photo: Nicholas Pearce

      Nicholas Pearce answered on 16 Nov 2015:

      Hey,

      Everything I’ve learnt has come from other people who knew something I didn’t and told me, so there’s plenty of things I can learn and have learnt from children.

    • Photo: David Nunan

      David Nunan answered on 16 Nov 2015:

      Hi,

      Most of the stuff in science I’ve learnt has been from people who knew about it and told it to me (either in person or from books and papers).

      But I have 2 kids and also teach Capoeira to children. I’m always learning something from them, particularly how the interact with each other and how they learn new things. This actually helps me with my own teaching to adults – I often find if a child enjoys it then adults will too!

    • Photo: Rachel McMullan

      Rachel McMullan answered on 16 Nov 2015:

      Hi
      Some of the best ideas come from kids because they aren’t worried about being wrong. I know entire research projects that have been started because of a question asked by a child.
      I’m always learning from my kids! Mostly how to be more patient :-\

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