Teacher Tom on Why Kids Hate School

I love Teacher Tom. But, what sane person in education doesn't love this guy? So often, he hits the nail right on the head. I just read this thought-provoking post about why teenagers hate school on his blog. Bravo, Teacher Tom! You did it again. This must-read post ends with this brilliant quote, which sums it all up:

"Children don't like school because they love freedom. We are biologically driven to learn, but we are not biologically driven to learn on command. We are not biologically driven to stuff our brains with things about which we have no curiosity. Yet that's what school is for many children: going to a place in which they have few if any choices, where everything is done according to rules and schedules in which they have no say, and then being judged by a system of grades and tests that have no connection to the rest of their lives."

Image via another one of my favorite Teacher Tom posts, "Get Off!"