Mandlik, Sharmila Govande nee
(2014)
Curiosity and learning.
Learning Curve (22).
pp. 40-42.
Abstract
A toddler was playing in the sandpit for the first
time, under the watchful eye of his mother. Her
attention shifted as her cellphone rang and the little
boy, oblivious of his surroundings, was deeply
engrossed in holding sand in his hand. He seemed to
be thrilled with the experience of sand slipping out
of his fist as he kept repeating the action of picking
up sand in his fist over and over again. Gradually
curiosity took over and this time he brought his fist
to his mouth and was about to get the taste of sand,
when his mother pulled him up in her arms and
shouted, “No..no eat, sand dirty, you bad boy”. The
following few weeks the child was not allowed to
play in the sand and was contained in his stroller.
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