After reading all the comments I find myself at the tipping point of a truly great idea -- no doubt inspired by the questions brought forth by Martin. If the e

After reading all the comments I find myself at the tipping point of a truly great idea -- no doubt inspired by the questions brought forth by Martin. If the end goal of schooling is to learn AND be able to apply knowledge, then what can be used to show a child the benefit of understanding knowledge? That is, could you construct a situation in which a child in, say, third grade would want to repeat a course without outside pressure? If we can assume that adults are willing to make this decision based on a couple of key factors: e.g. 1. the need to provide for themselves (and family) 2. curiosity - the desire to innovate, is there a way to convey or reinterpret these ideas to a child? My thoughts anyway and kudos to logjam for quoting Pirsig...that's awesome.