I am an art teacher, three of my six children are also artists not because I trained them but because I allowed them to explore their own interest. This is one of the reasons I chose to educate my children at home and not submit them to a public school system. I feel sorry for children who are locked up in a classroom for seven or eight hours a day where they are forced to conform to one mold, that of a single teacher. So, when I go to pick up my art students, I allow them to talk as we walk to and from class and during class. They always seems to be hungry to talk and have something they are eager to tell me. Since my classes are small I get to know the students on a personal level. Sometimes I feel slightly guilty that my small classes are not so orderly walking in silent straight lines as I see the other groups do. I understand the need for large groups to have order but I feel the school system of order is more designed for the teachers and administrators rather than the good of the children. God help all the children behind these prison bars of a school desk in restricted courses.

I thoroughly enjoyed this talk. Fascinating! Actually listened to it twice through. Thanks for posting!