Teaching kids how to learn means presenting stuff to them, getting them talk/write about what they think about it, remember it, and apply it. It's not a process that be written out in steps and tested. It's a skill that's acquired through time and practice.

If we were to remove history, novels, and other "pointless" things from the curriculum, we'd look back on today as being a golden age of good schooling and well-rounded citizens.

The capacity to make a decision comes, in part, from knowing about what happened to other people when they made a decision (hence the phrase, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.").


Last edited by Val; 12/12/16 10:28 AM.