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Traditional schools teach to the tool instead of to the problem. They teach you mathematics instead of teaching you why you should learn it and what kind of problems it can help you solve.

Instead of saying you need to learn math they should be teaching us how to solve big problems like interstellar space travel and how math can be used to find a solution.

Yeah, if you teach 'em to love learning, the rest can just take care of itself. We don't have to force information into them, we just have to get out of their way and be there to help when asked.

This article is right on the spot in so many ways. Thanks a lot for posting it.

I am facing the same dilema with my son who will become a first grader this autumn.

Thanks.
Yeah, there's no debate in my mind. I can't imagine outsourcing my parenting duties to the state.