Self-Directed Education as the Pursuit of Passions

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/freedom-learn/201811/how-schools-thwart-passions Author(s): Peter Gray, Ph.D. Summary: Passion for learning is thwarted by: Requiring everyone to do the same things at the same time. It’s not possible for all the children in a room to be passionately interested in the same thing at the same time. Replacing intrinsic motivation with extrinsic motivators, such as grades and…

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