Are you as smart as a preschooler?

Thinking there was no "correct" answer, researchers showed preschoolers this picture and asked "Which way is the school bus going?"



The preschoolers all pointed to the left. Do you know why?

The researchers didn't either, so they asked the children "How do you know the bus is going that way?" Their answer- "Because you can't see the door."

This story, and very similar tales using the same picture, have been circulating on the Internet since at least 2006. I wasn't able to find out if it really started with academic researchers or not-but I like the point it makes. Preschoolers are always observing and absorbing things they see and hear. The things we find routine, like the morning trip to the daycare and on to work, are still new and fascinating to them. Even when they're not asking us "Why?" they are busy figuring it out for themselves.
----Toni Wilcox