The Lighthouse by Dr. Colette Smart

The Lighthouse by Dr. Colette Smart

“I Never Thought of it That Way!”

How getting curious - and the art of good questions - can bring us closer

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Colette Smart, Ph.D.
Aug 20, 2024
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For those of you who are parents (or teachers, or have just hung around a lot of kids) – you know the kids whose response to every statement you make is, “But why?”

“The sky is blue.”

“But why?”

“Because blue light travels in shorter waves and gets scattered more across the atmosphere…”

“But why?”

“You know, cuz physics and stuf…

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