[Izzy Dunne]

letting kids school themselves sounds like a bad idea.

Did you ever wonder why young kids are so eager to learn stuff, and public-schooled teenagers have to be bribed / threatened / cajoled?

Is it possible, just possible, that schooling, as it exists now, crushes the desire to learns stuff out of you?

[durasell]

Did you ever wonder why young kids are so eager to learn stuff, and public-schooled teenagers have to be bribed / threatened / cajoled?



Uh, because they've reached puberty and are essentially hormones in over-priced sneakers?

[randog]

Is it possible, just possible, that schooling, as it exists now, crushes the desire to learns stuff out of you?

Absolutely, but swinging to the other extreme and providing no guidance or structure is equally detrimental.