Rand Paul gets schooled: Libertarian fantasies don’t help kids learn — teachers do

[Demeter]

1. Too often, modern educational theory is

"supporting" a child through whatever psychological, social, mental or physical deficits the teacher perceives....

such support can be useful if the student wants it, as long as Thinking is included, but when the "social worker" aspect overwhelms the thinking aspect, we don't have education; we have day care, or amateur (quack) therapy.

I see a teacher as serving as the tools for mountain climbing: ropes, pitons, etc. helping a person get a grasp on the mountain of material, and as the maps, compass, etc. getting some direction to pursue to reach the mountain top of mastery.