“It's been a horrifying academic secret for decades that the children who walk away with the highest formal honors, the valedictorians and National Merit Scholars, have a horrendous performance record in later life.” ChildrenWalksSecretRecordsHonorHighestPerformancesDecadesMeritAcademicScholarFormalValedictorians Author:John Taylor Gatto
“I think modern educational theorists are inclined to attach too much importance to the negative virtue of not interfering with children, and too little to the positive merit of enjoying their company.” ThinkingChildrenLittlesEnjoyCompanyVirtueToo MuchModernNegativeImportanceEducationalMeritInterfereTheorists Book:In praise of idleness: and other essays Source: In praise of idleness: and other essays