This is the same kind of stupidity that John Taylor Gatto is pointing to with American public schools. Education for the ease and benefit of the educator. Let us make good workers! Let me make children that don’t embarrass me!

Basta! Children raised to pay attention only to the rules of the system rather than their own senses and instincts. This is the way to a child’s kill humanity and create a biological robot. We need to understand how humans get encoded in order to encode for humanity, self-awareness, purpose and passion. Every NO causes trauma to the system. It closes of a pathway for fascination and inspiration. It cauterizes creativity.

Of course I’m not suggesting that we never say no to our kids. But taking the no standpoint as the main bias for all parenting. “Follow the rules or else!” leads to the a critical handicapping of each child’s unique awareness.

Stepping off my rant-soapbox now.

Thanks for the poignant message.

~Devon