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Nice! I hope the online education is going to be a big contributor here. This book, however, puts several things in perspective -- one of which is making childr
by KedarMhaswade 13y ago
Nice! I hope the online education is going to be a big contributor here. This book, however, puts several things in perspective -- one of which is making children of almost any capacity increasingly responsible for themselves without having to go to schools. Peter compares schools to prisons. This may seem extreme, but the (copious) evidence he provides is eye-opening.
- merlinsbrain 13y agoIt may seem extreme to some, but I'm actually willing to hear what he backs it up with, especially after your comment. "making children of almost any capacity increasingly responsible for themselves without having to go to schools" --> this is _pure gold_. It took me years of boredom to finally push me to control my knowledge path and not have to rely on other institutions. I feel the best thing to teach someone is "how to learn". MIT even had a course on this, the concept of which I really appreciated (Disclaimer: I didn't actually get through the course, I was enrolled in too many Coursera courses at the time ;) And if you're helping children understand the concept early on, I can't help but wear rose tinted glasses.