....students learn best when they are disciplined, motivated, and have supportive parents...
I absolutely agree. But I must also add that we memorized 'seemingly meaningless' things by ROTE. The dictionary definition is better than I can state otherwise--> [[ rote: By memory alone, without understanding or thought ]]
Rote is the most powerful tool our educational system has... and they tossed it away in favor of "understanding as you learn". "Understanding" comes when the mind & maturity of the student is ready for it. When is the last time you spoke with a high school student who could even begin to fathom the repercussions of an upward interest rate move on their dream for a home? Of the 'extra toil' that would THEY would have to endure to m-e-e-t the rising interest rate? Do they understand that their "I want" list would then remain unfilled? That they must change a l-i-f-e style???
If they had learned their math by rote, the understanding would take only seconds. The data would have been there ---> the understanding of the "concept" would have taken fractional seconds. Almost a "Gaaaads! I g-e-t it!!"
Well now... my little dance with "rote" through high school made me understand immediately what an interest rate level meant... and, at the ripe young age of 17, I bought my first new car & haggled til I got the price & rate I wanted.
I truly believe that 'rote' and 'discipline' are absolutely necessary in the educational arena. Without those two things, we merely hope that the child 'gets it'.
Otherwise, "do it now... we'll tell [or the world will teach you] "why" later"....
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