(James Handscombe, Hachette, £16)
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Writing as someone who has successfully employed curiosity in my teaching of economics and computing, I'm very much in favour of the argument at the heart of this book - that school life ought to consist of far more than just a utilitarian pursuit of exam grades over all other considerations.
Handscombe proceeds to grapple with a dizzyingly broad set of topics, including British and American politics, art appreciation and even 'quantum chromodynamics'.
The book does, however, come accompanied by a toolkit and explanatory notes for teachers, which should serve as a good starting point for any educators wanting to introduce a curiosity-based element to their courses.
The kind of approaches the book proposes would need to be taken seriously by SLTs, parents and students alike if they're to work, which may pose a challenge - but it would be a challenge worth persevering with.
This review was first published in Teach Secondary magazine.
