You can't make someone learn something - you really can't teach someone something - they have to want to learn it. And if they want to learn, they will.

If you want something, you can't wait for someone to make it happen for you.

I'll tell you what the real problem is: These people are working under the assumption that they know better about what is good for kids, what kids need to learn to get ahead in this world.

But, if you observe children learning in their first few years of life, you can see that they can and do learn on their own - we leave them alone to crawl, walk, talk, and gain control over their bodies. It happens without much help from parents.

Lots of things can teach you lots of things you didn't expect them to, but they don't, because you expect them to teach you something else.

Live to learn, and you will really learn to live.