'When you see children who do not do well in school,
they will often display characteristics that would be valued and admired if they lived in any number of traditional societies around the world. They are physically energetic; they are independent; they are sociable; they are funny. They like to do things with their hands. They crave real play, play that is exuberant, that tests their strength and skill and daring and endurance; they crave real work, work that is important, that is concrete, that makes a valued contribution. They dislike abstraction; they dislike being sedentary; they dislike authoritarian control. They like to focus on the things that interest them, that spark their curiosity, that drive them to tinker and explore.'
Valerie.Strauss@washpost.com
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Note: Teachers do not run education. 
--imm
There are some that form so their children can be "protected" from learning science. And there are those that form because schools aren't teaching science. 
--imm
section of biology should provide an interesting discussion. 
