Bgerk!

bgerk! - the organic sound of a natural learner. children are natural learners. it's hardwired into their dna. to make the most of this extraordinary capability, we have to ride the waves of interest, learn to spot teachable moments, and pull back when it's too much. what if, rather than trying to fill all of their time, we choose to savor it? what if, rather than filling our children's day with tasks, we choose to give them time to discover what they love? if we can keep the natural love of learning alive in our children, we will have succeeded as their parents and teachers. einstein said, education is only a ladder to gather fruit from the tree of knowledge, not the fruit itself. we are showing them how to learn for a lifetime. imagine your children learning independently, eagerly devouring every book they can find on a subject, or researching a question on their own rather than waiting for you. the more we want our children to (1) be lifelong learners, genuinely excited ab