Originally Posted by DAD22
Are people also concerned that children need to learn to have faith in their own ability to figure things out?

Yes very much so. I'm far less interested that young kids learn the exact content - how to spell rabbit or how to multiply by three - than I am than what they are learning about themselves as learners. If kids are learning means sit here and follow the directions on the worksheet or sit here and passively absorb what is on TV, they are getting a specific message about what it means to learn and what their role is in the process.