Kids in College by the Age of 12

[cookderosa]

Cookderosa,

I guess I was getting at the idea that I thought that both you and this couple sort of let the kids direct the education. That's in the sense that the child's interests guide how they are taught the subjects that they have to know, and also the subjects about which they want to know more.

In my family, I direct my kid's learning on topics I need them to learn (math, English, etc) and they direct their learning in things they are interested in (anything else). So, in that sense, I think you are right- I've never taught my kids about cars for example; a subject all 4 know a tremendous amount about. I feel like if I all of a sudden decided to start "teaching" about cars, it would ruin the experience of discovery for them. I'm about 99% sure I've sucked the love out of the 3 R's. :p