One ironical consequence of the drive for so-called higher standards is that students are too busy to think.
Source:
John Holt
Position:
Education critic (1959)
Keywords:
As children spend more time in structured learning environments ...they feel comfortable in settings where things are structured and controlled. In contrast, a more open and risky environment intimidates them... [in this way] we are creating a potentially dangerous disconnect between the learning environments we are providing for children and the economy we are creating for them to enter into as adults.