On 09/01/2011 01:28 AM, Timothy Miller wrote:
On Aug 31, 2011, at 3:35 AM, Richmond Mathewson wrote:
On 08/31/2011 12:32 PM, Keith Clarke wrote:
For any techniques to succeed requires a willingness is that, participant have
to closed minds (and the frequently associated clenched fists) can hold nothing
value - just a tight grip on empty dogma that provides the ego with the
illusion of certainty.
All these marvellous tools presuppose the above. And to have the above means
starting with children when they are 4-5-6 and NOT cramping their precious
minds with the Gradgrind school of FACTS, but letting them flower in an
environment conducive to their arriving at conclusions by themselves.
*Everyone* has an opinion about how to increase intelligence, motivation or
instructional success among school-aged children. No one actually knows how.
According to the principle of supply and demand, these opinions have no value.
There is an infinite supply of them and no particular demand.
These are not matters for casual speculation. These are questions that can be
resolved by scientific research. At the moment, no one actually knows how to
solve these problems.
Solutions might be devised. Hope springs eternal. Still, there's no reason to
suppose a good answer even exists.
Kurt Hahn and A.S. Neill certainly had good answers.
Tim
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