By 12 and 13, children are on the fast track to growing up. They are under pressure at home to stop acting like a child, to be responsible. Seventh and eighth grades are preparation for high school which is preparation for college or learning trades. Working with middle schoolers, I was watching childhood disappear before
As children play, wondering begins. Exploration, critical thinking, imagining and designing, children start experimenting with aesthetics and engineering as soon as they are given inspirational materials. At Wondering child, our goal is to guide children into deep play through pretend or creation, two of the best sources for letting the wondering take over. The shift