"Some parents and educators believe that a child is like a huge container. To insure the child's success, they think it their job to fill it up with as much information as possible, as quickly as possible. This misconception is damaging the brilliance of millions of our youth." JW Wilson, Advanced Learning Institute
We live in an age that is full of information; information that is growing exponentially as the power of the Internet grows.
Wikipedia, Google and similar sites provide information on tap, but without any means of filtering what is actually worth knowing.
Worryingly, we all feel the pressure to do more, to experience more and, in turn, to provide more for our children. And so, more and more parents are hell-bent on stimulating and pushing their children further on the premise that the more young children know, the more they do, and the better their chances of success later in life. (more...)
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