Be Curious: What we can learn from chickens

Earlier this month, the Globe and Mail published a delightful personal account titled, "Kids need to learn to fail and adapt.  Here's how we did it."

Although we may never build a chicken coupe with our kids, and we may never face the scary reality that we may have lost a chicken to a predator... there is a lot that can be learned from this story.

- Learning is best when you are an active participant in the experience.

- Making mistakes is an important part of the learning.

- Sometimes with freedom comes risk - as teachers and parents - finding the balance between too risky and just risky enough is critical.