Interesting the wide range of opinions on what is the best way to procede with educating children. I think a mix of drill and concept is best, but there are plenty of folks who belief in drill as a base, and they apparently get good results. Apparently there are some families where the child is either open to that level of drill or convinsed that "what the Adult say goes." I have seen the downside of a kid being "treated like a person" and although I hope it will work in the long run, I can see the appeal of the path not taken.
When it came to touch typing, it was easy for me to hold out the expectation that dull was the way to go. The rewards are so big and obvious to me. Practing a musical instrument - not problem - it just has to be dull. Math facts? I guess I'd check into what the "reward" is - if they ramp up to bigger ideas quickly, maybe it's a good learning experience - ((shrug)) Some kinds of learning have a good dash of boring in them. It's so hard to know....
Best Wishes,
Trinity
