Thanks for the link. What I found most interesting was his quote:
I think that important issues of character, common sense, wisdom, artistic talents, and other abilities get put aside.
What I am thinking with my plan of horizontal diversificaton on the education. Clearly DD4 (almost 5) did the her K curriculum two years ago in her Montessori. I am hoping with piano and Mandarin, she is being challenged in her knowledge bank. And I think about all the other things she is absorbing. So is the pace of math and reading as relevant, if she is learning social skills, religion and the role it plays in society (she is with the Jesuits) and also what is going on economically. We do talk about it. As she sees more homeless people living on the streets and her teacher mentions their blazers cost $65 and they need to take care of them. We talk about money, work and the ability to get things.
It is nice the that they can absorb knowledge. But what is the balance with general life, street smarts and common sense type of skills?
Ren
