I agree that children need free time to find their passions.
Even in reading, I believe that for optimal development, children MUST be free to pick their own books.
Being free to make their own book selections allows children to:
- Exercise autonomy,
- Practice decision-making,
- Discuss & critique the book: what did they like about the book? Not like?
- Discover more about themselves, what they like, what they want to learn; they can begin to find their passions.
Unfortunately, it seems that having children write "book reports" has fallen by the wayside.
Are book reports still common in your area...?
