Responding+with+wonderment+and+awe


 * //Responding with wonderment and awe//** - Some people are “turned off” to learning. They make statements like “ When am I ever going to use this stuff” or “Why do I have to think so much” or “Does this count for a grade”. Learning can be exciting and fulfilling, if you approach it with wonderment and awe.



I find that when I learn about something new, I always respond with awe and amazement. A recent example is learning about titrations in the Acids and Bases unit. Even when we did a titration simulation, I was already excited and wondered about what will happen next to the solution. I was amazed that the basic solution turned from pink to clear when enough acid was added. I was literally saying "this is awesome~" in my mind. I find the process of titration exciting as you dont know when the solution will be titrated and will turn pink or clear. While I was doing the actual experiment and getting hands on experience with doing a titration, I was filled with "wonderment and awe" because I find these experiments that help determine the concentration of solutions very interesting. Of course, the changing color part was also part of what was exciting, and interesting. At first, when we reached the titration part, I was really thinking that this was unneccesary as I will never be able to do titration experiments and I will never need to find out the unknown concentration of an acid or base as there are online websites that do it for you. However, as I found that the process of titration was fun, I thought that maybe it did not matter whether I can apply it in the future, what matters is why and how it works. Understanding how it works will make it easier to learn more things that are connected to titrations (like titration curves and finding concentrations). These experiments with titrations made me want to learn more about them.



//The most beautiful experience in the world is the experience of the mysterious. Albert Einstein//