Trekhprudny Lane

"To find out how reality works, [the child] works on it. He is bold. He is not afraid of making mistakes. And he is patient. He can tolerate an extraordinary amount of uncertainty, confusion, ignorance, and suspense... School is not a place that gives much time, or opportunity, or reward, for this kind of thinking and learning.

"[G]ive children as much help and guidance as they need and ask for, listen respectfully when they feel like talking, and then get out of the way."

John Holt, How Children Learn (1967)

I'm really getting into the idea of unschooling.