| Synopsis: | Children spend most of their waking hours in school that anywhere else, and the way they cope with situations and personalities in school will have a profound effect on their later lives. Children who are not learning at the same rate as their peers are often branded as losers, while those who make it through the system sometimes pay a heavy price in terms of human feelings. "Children do indeed learn," says Dr. Salk, "but what they learn may not be on the curriculum." Are they learning what we're teaching, or are they getting some very different messages? To find the answer, Dr. Salk turns to the real experts—children themselves. Providing the insiders' view of the system are 9-year-old Delia, 10-year-old James and 11-year-old Jill. |
