One characteristic of an effective teacher is that they don't teach.

These children have been taught from a very young age that their "grades" matter more than the actual purpose of the assignment -- just like "subjects" trump true learning.

In nursery school, math is called cooking, building or drawing. Science is called gardening, exploring or playing on the yard (finding bugs and figuring out what they do is a specialty).

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self who craves success, who builds a résumé, and the self who seeks connection, community, love — the values that make for a great eulogy