My comment was intended to be sarcastic.
I don't believe that ed schools teach that you should let the children direct their own studies or be responsible for their own learning (although I do not speak from firtshand knowledge).
Education is supposed to be complicated, and best left to the professionals, that's my impression of what ed school proposes.
Here's another FR classic that's germane to this:
http://www.freeRepublic.com/forum/a3b0e83a71dd0.htm
Education is not complicated at all. Kids are naturally curious, and all you have to do is give them books.
Education majors, however, are dumb as a box of rocks, and can't stand any kid that contradicts them.
It is well known in college, that education majors are the dumbest.
It's the last bastion of a degree.
And they really are stupid.