#Curiosity

Pacific North West skies have been dark and gray for the past two months ruling out any astro-photography and since I don’t plan to fly with an instructor at least till April, flying is out of question as well. I don’t want to talk about work as that will make this post a rant 🙂 . What remains is personal life which is what this post will focus on.

My child’s nursery some how turned out to be space themed. Not sure what happened or what influenced my decision to do that 🙂 . In addition, my wife got him these books which I religiously read to him every day. Those books are really good. While I think he is too young to understand any of it yet, the books do a good job of elucidating complex physics topics. So I think my son is growing a keen interest in Physics and Astronomy /s.

In all seriousness though, I am not going to dictate what my son pursues as his career and I don’t want to influence him at this young age through subtle and not so subtle nudges. I will, however, also not shy away from sharing my hobbies and passions with him. I think they will inculcate in him the importance of hobbies and passions and hopefully over time help him find and pursue what he likes. I also want my son to exhibit scientific curiosity, think critically and question everything. I think all of that is possible by learning the scientific method and having a basic understanding of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) fields. The physics series of books for babies is a great start but I think there is a whole slew of them by the author Chris Ferrie and there are versions for cell biology, organic chemistry, neural networks and more by other authors. I think it is a good way for younglings to get introduced to STEM fields. Ultimately, all we can do is nurture our kids to be curious and critical thinkers and trust that those qualities will help them navigate the world and find their purpose and passion in life.