The power of boredom
The following activity asks you to think critically and do a bit of inquiry. The topic of this activity is "boredom." This is a state of mind that we often dread, feeling that if we are bored that we are "wasting our time" or that we are not in a positive state of learning. However, the studies and video below challenge this way of thinking. Have students watch the following video. After you have watched the video,...