Therefore it should be understood t

Therefore it should be understood that both aspects of wonder are crucially important in science education, and it is both aspects that make wonder not just useful but a very powerful tool in the hands of science teachers. Indeed, it is the experience of both aspects of wonder that makes students conscious of what they are learning and also helps them change their outlook on natural phenomena and generally on science itself. And such change of outlook is an important aim of education. As British educational philosopher R. S. Peters argued, ‘To be educated is not to have arrived at a destination; it is to travel with a different view’ (Peters, 1973, p. 20).