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Thinking on the kid's side. I personally don't want to be a kid who is forced to learn something which I have no interest in. Especially to get access to the in

Thinking on the kid's side. I personally don't want to be a kid who is forced to learn something which I have no interest in. Especially to get access to the internet on my free time to do/learn something that interests me. Reinforced learning will give results, but better results can be obtained if the `desire` to learn is developed from within.

r_singh 9y ago
I honestly think the desire to learn something is not something that exists inside us, but rather develops based on how we are appreciated the first few times we try to learn something. Can't fathom how kids can be interested or not in things they have no experience with.
- l1feh4ck 9y ago
  I disagree. The desire to learn is always within us it is the very nature of human being. It is very observable among kids. They try to learn everything by observing around them. Limiting the window to which they can learn is what the conventional school system has implemented through ages. I cannot find the point in forcing a kid to learn math when he is clearly interested in music or art. At best he will become a bad mathematician. Where he could have become a great musician. The idea of forcefully planting interest of something inside a young mind is terrible. Instead, give him the freedom to choose. Give his both math and art. Let him choose what he likes. And please don't give a reward if he chooses math over music.
  - j_s 9y ago
    There are multiple educational sites supported by this tool, but indeed they are focused on math just because that is the most common. Can you recommend any sites or apps teaching the subjects you warned might be left out?
- wu-ikkyu 9y ago
  It seems to me the opposite: kids are born with a natural curiosity of the world around them, which is why at a young age they incessantly ask the question "why?". This quickly becomes annoying to the adults, who were themselves taught not to ask so many questions, and so the cycle repeats. Big brother-esque/authoritarian programs such as this which enforce arbitrary learning boundaries kill the natural curiosity and spontaneity of the child because it forces them into a mold rather than fostering a genuine interest.
j_s 9y ago
Teachers and technologies that make learning fun and appealing are definitely best. This tool is intended more to provide limits against going too far in the opposite direction. If you have any recommendations on how to purposefully develop a desire for learning in others (especially children), I would appreciate it if you would be willing to take the time to share them!

r_singh 9y ago

I honestly think the desire to learn something is not something that exists inside us, but rather develops based on how we are appreciated the first few times we try to learn something. Can't fathom how kids can be interested or not in things they have no experience with.

l1feh4ck 9y ago
I disagree. The desire to learn is always within us it is the very nature of human being. It is very observable among kids. They try to learn everything by observing around them. Limiting the window to which they can learn is what the conventional school system has implemented through ages. I cannot find the point in forcing a kid to learn math when he is clearly interested in music or art. At best he will become a bad mathematician. Where he could have become a great musician. The idea of forcefully planting interest of something inside a young mind is terrible. Instead, give him the freedom to choose. Give his both math and art. Let him choose what he likes. And please don't give a reward if he chooses math over music.
- j_s 9y ago
  There are multiple educational sites supported by this tool, but indeed they are focused on math just because that is the most common. Can you recommend any sites or apps teaching the subjects you warned might be left out?
wu-ikkyu 9y ago
It seems to me the opposite: kids are born with a natural curiosity of the world around them, which is why at a young age they incessantly ask the question "why?". This quickly becomes annoying to the adults, who were themselves taught not to ask so many questions, and so the cycle repeats. Big brother-esque/authoritarian programs such as this which enforce arbitrary learning boundaries kill the natural curiosity and spontaneity of the child because it forces them into a mold rather than fostering a genuine interest.

j_s 9y ago

Teachers and technologies that make learning fun and appealing are definitely best. This tool is intended more to provide limits against going too far in the opposite direction. If you have any recommendations on how to purposefully develop a desire for learning in others (especially children), I would appreciate it if you would be willing to take the time to share them!