I only skimmed the article, but through the glasses of evolutionary biology, the idea that most kids (and adults) aren’t interested in being educated is almost trivial. Steven Weinberg once remarked that people are more interesting than electrons, and I think that this is the essence of the relative failure of the education system. It’s a wonder anybody at all finds special interest in stuff like ocean currents, fossils and fractals. It’s ridiculous to expect most or even a sizable fraction to consciously want to invest in such things when they could be hanging out with their friends or engaging in other socially productive activities.
I understand that there are many philosophies in education, and I wonder if they’re just like different schools of psychotherapy. Can anyone point to any relative studies (preferably with large sample-sizes over long periods of time)?
I only skimmed the article, but through the glasses of evolutionary biology, the idea that most kids (and adults) aren’t interested in being educated is almost trivial. Steven Weinberg once remarked that people are more interesting than electrons, and I think that this is the essence of the relative failure of the education system. It’s a wonder anybody at all finds special interest in stuff like ocean currents, fossils and fractals. It’s ridiculous to expect most or even a sizable fraction to consciously want to invest in such things when they could be hanging out with their friends or engaging in other socially productive activities.
I understand that there are many philosophies in education, and I wonder if they’re just like different schools of psychotherapy. Can anyone point to any relative studies (preferably with large sample-sizes over long periods of time)?