Identify and explain how close observation can reveal that even the youngest child can focus intently, investigate materials, and communicate eagerness to learn would enable a practitioner to meet the needs of children described by Lynn Staley in her quote.

Children are capable, competent, curious, and creative. They are natural researchers as they question what they see, hypothesize solutions, predict outcomes, experiment, and reflect on their discoveries. Children are not passive, empty vessels waiting to be filled; rather, they are self-motivated learners actively seeking to understand the complex world in which they live. They are intrinsically motivated to learn and can be trusted as partners in curriculum development. Learning is therefore an ongoing, flexible, open-ended process wherein children construct their own understanding. Teaching is not telling; teaching is guiding discovery. - Lynn Staley