Imagine how advanced society could be if we tailored teaching to every child when they were ready to learn something, instead of giving one-size-fits-all lesson plans for everyone at the same age.
Summerhill is a successful school, especially given that they often work with problematic children who do not fit in usual schools.
People have a natural need for knowledge. Eventually, children would start learning that which interested them. In your words, children would do what their individual aptitude leads them to do.
It would be great in theory, but in practice a lot of kids, adults even, aren't ready to learn even really basic life facts.
The sheer number of people who don't know how to file their taxes is astounding, even if with the internet it is a simple task to learn how the moment you're ready to learn.
Intelligence is real. At a certain level learning to read is very intuitive.
Imagine how advanced society could be if we tailored teaching to every child when they were ready to learn something, instead of giving one-size-fits-all lesson plans for everyone at the same age.
Like I'm doing. It is magical.
It wouldn't work if the child is smarter than the parent. Or at least it loses much efficiency.
In that case the parent might hire somebody smarter than them to teach. (today most teachers are dumber than parents)
Sure, but in those situations the kid may regularly have thoughts that the parent does understand.
Also, I've never found tutors that are truly smart except kids that haven't realized their worth yet. They might last a few years then off to college.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summerhill_(book)
Hmm, no that's not what I meant at all. Children are little monsters who would avoid studying anything if we let them. (obviously #notallchildren)
I meant parents and experienced teachers would judge each child's individual aptitude from birth and push him as far as they think he could go.
Summerhill is a successful school, especially given that they often work with problematic children who do not fit in usual schools.
People have a natural need for knowledge. Eventually, children would start learning that which interested them. In your words, children would do what their individual aptitude leads them to do.
It would be great in theory, but in practice a lot of kids, adults even, aren't ready to learn even really basic life facts.
The sheer number of people who don't know how to file their taxes is astounding, even if with the internet it is a simple task to learn how the moment you're ready to learn.