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It's hard to learn math, history, science, and literature running around playing. Changing school to be what kids want compromises the school. Kids don't want t
by mminer237 6y ago
It's hard to learn math, history, science, and literature running around playing. Changing school to be what kids want compromises the school. Kids don't want to study.
Boys may have a harder time staying still and paying attention, but that isn't just a school thing. Doing any sort of research for any sort of theoretical learning in life requires those same things. You'll never get to fulfill your every desire in life. Learning the discipline to control yourself now and have fun later is just as important a life skill to learn as any. Just because something is hard doesn't mean it's not worth doing.
- jdsalaro 6y ago> It's hard to learn math, history, science, and literature running around playing Citation, desperately, needed. The anecdotal evidence available to me from my experiences and my social circle strongly contradicts that.
- TheOtherHobbes 6y agoYou seem to believe that boys never grow up - and a hyperactive 14 year old in need of both intellectual and physical competitive challenges will inevitably be unable to do the steady work required to gain a PhD as a 24 year old. You may want to reconsider that assumption.
- throwaway201103 6y agoIt doesn't have to be as extreme as you imply. Just getting away from "butts in seats" can make a big difference. Think learning stations/areas in the room where the kids move around from one to the next. Learning games that involve physical movement. Breaks every few hours to go outside and run around -- used to be called recess, and many schools have eliminated it.