If you're in Grade 7 or higher, that title must have caught your attention. You already know about the periodic table, and you know that every element has an atomic number, from 1 for hydrogen, to 79 for gold, to 94 for plutonium, and so on.
As a learner in whatever grade, being curious should be your natural state.
You are already aware that there are things you should not be curious about – like a conversation between people who don't know that you're listening. Learners learn new things every day. Read that six-word sentence again. Think about it for a while – and only then move to the next paragraph.
Imagine that you get excited about every new thing you learn. Wow. Learning would be fun. If you don't have that I-want-to-know attitude, learning won't be fun. If you are not curious, learning won't be fun.
Learners learn new things every day. Embrace the attitude of being curious. This means that you must be aware of how you think about new stuff – your attitude.
This means getting outside of your thoughts, and looking at your attitude. It is not about what your teachers and parents say, but about what you think. Is it possible to grow this attitude, if you can't find it within you?
Should you begin each day by saying this to the face in your mirror: “Today, I will be curious. Today, I want to know. Today I want to understand.
Today, I will be excited about every new thing I learn.”
Will this work? Try it for a week, or a month, or a whole term. Then let me know. I'm extremely curious.
You don't have to wait for Grade 7 to learn about the periodic table. And the atomic number of bequreus is hiding in plain sight.
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