Let me dust off my soap box. In my opinion "a journey down the rabbit hole" is exactly what kids need. It shows passion and interest in a topic. Something sor

Let me dust off my soap box. In my opinion "a journey down the rabbit hole" is exactly what kids need. It shows passion and interest in a topic. Something sorely lacking in today's education system. And, no, it doesn't mean that a child will "fall behind" academically in all other pursuits (common core is part of the problem here and not a solution). In the end every discipline of learning is inexorably entwined. As you approach each new, higher, level of learning about a topic you need to expand your ability to digest larger and more diverse sets of information. Which in turn requires deeper knowledge of language and mathematical disciplines. Snuffing out the inquisitive nature of children is, to me, one of the most heinous aspects of our education system.