« There is no common principle or message guiding a child's educational journey from beginning to end, but instead a disjointed set of practical skills that fall prey to whatever the latest social trend is. »
“Knowledge, which is acquired under compulsion, has no hold on the mind. Therefore, do not use compulsion, but let early education be a sort of amusement; you will then be better able to discover a child’s natural bent.” Plato
« There is no common principle or message guiding a child's educational journey from beginning to end, but instead a disjointed set of practical skills that fall prey to whatever the latest social trend is. »
🎯 Right on target Laura. I enjoyed this piece.
“Knowledge, which is acquired under compulsion, has no hold on the mind. Therefore, do not use compulsion, but let early education be a sort of amusement; you will then be better able to discover a child’s natural bent.” Plato
Plato would have loved homeschooling.