Ugh. A better point than I'd really like to accept.
But I wonder ... can that not-wanting-to-think be overcome -- at least for long enough to get the basics inserted into their brains -- by starting young enough, when children are still exploring and discovering their world at speed, before they've fallen into "just tell me" habits.
This does, of course, reflect a distinctly Montessori way of thinking about young students. :-) Which may make it harder to implement in US public schools. :-(
If it can, I don't think schools can do it; much as I am grateful to my early educators for the fine job they did, I truly believe that it would've been for naught with the encouragement and support of my parents.
Although, amusingly, I eventually realized that Dad's point of view was that I should question all authority except his. Unfortunately for him, I missed that modifying clause until too late...
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But I wonder ... can that not-wanting-to-think be overcome -- at least for long enough to get the basics inserted into their brains -- by starting young enough, when children are still exploring and discovering their world at speed, before they've fallen into "just tell me" habits.
This does, of course, reflect a distinctly Montessori way of thinking about young students. :-) Which may make it harder to implement in US public schools. :-(
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I don't know.
If it can, I don't think schools can do it; much as I am grateful to my early educators for the fine job they did, I truly believe that it would've been for naught with the encouragement and support of my parents.
Although, amusingly, I eventually realized that Dad's point of view was that I should question all authority except his. Unfortunately for him, I missed that modifying clause until too late...