>>>Took a while for Ken Robinson to be brought up. I'm almost disappointed. While we're at it, Lockhart's Lament is worth reading.<<<


I was lulling them into a false sense of security, DC ;0)




"Something that needs understanding: Learning is an interesting hobby. People look up things on Wikipedia when they're bored for a reason. I wonder what would happen if we removed exams from the equation. "

You see through it all the bullshit. You have my utmost respect.

And for those who don't know the answer to DC's question, it's that if you remove the vast weight of huge examination stress from young people's shoulders they start to LOVE learning!

Yes, it's amazing, ain't it!

You see, learning is a NATURAL process..and 'education' is turning it off by constant, incessant, pedanctic, obssessive, up its own arse, testing...because of people who want to make money from it, and those who truly believe that we should beat education into the brains of all children, THEIR form of 'education', NOT what the children want to learn...