Not that their teachers try to mislead them (hopefully), but they rarely get into the critical thinking stage, and end up believing what the most vocal person around says for much of their lives. Not a good thing when adulthood comes and you’re responsible for your own decisions.

We have been trained as children to look at teachers as the primary source of knowledge-especially in the traditional schools, which is greatly disagree upon now that I am a teacher myself. I’d rather have my students see me as an equal learner, that they too can play the role of teacher in my class.

Each child learns differently based on many factors, including but not limited to experience, age, drive, family influence, knowledge base, wait time, attention span, and various multiple intelligences.