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How to Cultivate Curious Kids - by Jim O'Shaughnessy

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I’ve always tried to encourage curiosity in my three children and now six (!) grandchildren. My kids often reminisce about my default response to their childhood questions: pointing to the bookshelf that flanked our sofa and saying, “look it up in there!” Luckily, natural curiosity was never lacking in our household. Over the years, however, I have become increasingly frustrated when I hear about the stultifying, rote, curiosity-killing nature of our education system. It was a pleasure, therefore, to speak to Audrey Wisch, an impressive young founder who, after witnessing first-hand how kids’ curiosity was being crushed, decided to do something about it. She left Stanford University to build Curious Cardinals, a personalized service that matches children with university mentors. What started as a pandemic project has grown into something much bigger - Audrey and her co-founder were named to the 2022 Forbes 30 Under 30 List in education, and Curious Cardinals has now delivered over 20,0

Infinite Loops Podcast How to Cultivate Curious Kids My episode with Curious Cardinals founder Audrey Wisch (Ep. 226) is live. Here's why you should listen... Jim O'Shaughnessy Jul 25, 2024 3 Share I’ve always tried to encourage curiosity in my three children and now six (!) grandchildren. My kids often reminisce about my default response to their childhood questions: pointing to the bookshelf that flanked our sofa and saying, “ look it up in there! ” Luckily, natural curiosity was never lacking in our household. Over the years, however, I have become increasingly frustrated when I hear about

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