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Curiosity

What do your colleagues say?: Secondary and higher education students imagine
themselves in the future and in other roles, such as being a
“I like to see what she does at work, it’s cool” parent, worker and citizen. They think about options for school
(Ana Pereira, 4th year) and work, they imagine themselves living them.

Example:
“All you have to do is go on the Internet and we get to
know more” A 9th year student is curious about how the internships in
(Ruben Dias, 8th year) secondary education are. She asks questions to colleagues,
teachers, and the school psychologist. She starts to imagine
“When I did guidance, it was important to know more herself doing one and wondering if she would like to take an
about the courses and subjects at upper secondary internship.
level, so I could decide” (Tiago Marques, 10th year)
How can Curiosity help you?
“I imagine that if I work so many hours, Know more about yourself
then I will not have so much free time”
(Marta Fonseca, 11th year) Adapt to challenges in life

Have information to make decisions

These ideas are in line with the findings that researchers in Imagine yourself in the future
universities have made about this skill. Avoid dissatisfaction and difficulty in making decisions

In fact, curiosity involves wanting to know more, explore what
surrounds you, getting to know yourself better, do new activities How can you improve your Curiosity?
and respond to challenges, imagine the adult and citizen you
would like to become in the future. When you play, you ask questions to colleagues and adults,
or you search for information in books or in the Internet
Students in pre-school and primary education start by (pre-school or primary education).
wanting to know more about something they do not yet
know, by looking for information and trying things out… When you participate in study visits, when you explore
places of study and work, or do some volunteer work
Example: (secondary or higher education).

A 5th year student has a neighbour who is a salesperson
and wants to know more his profession. He asks the
neighbour questions and plays with friends, pretending to
be a salesperson.

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