Approaches toward learning refer to the inclinations, dispositions, or styles rather than skills that reflect the myriad ways that children become involved in learning and develop their inclinations to pursue it. Approaches to learning that vary within and between cultures must be respected, making undesirable a uniform or "cookie cutter" approach to early childhood education with the goal of all children coming out the same. A child can be successful in school in many ways, and families and teachers should understand the various ways that children become engaged in learning in order to know how to enhance and not discourage their engagement. Curiosity, creativity, independence, cooperativeness, and persistence are some of the approaches that enhance early learning and development.