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[quote=Anonymous]You know, I don't think I got a ton of content in my elementary education. But I was a voracious reader and absorbed a lot just from reading, watching television critically (you would be surprised what a person can pick up from just watching the evening news and shows like Murphy Brown), and listening to my parents and older sibling speak.  I do think if you provide your children with a rich life, talk to them about current events and about things you experienced in your life, they will learn a lot of this stuff experientially.

Most of my content-rich knowledge came in high school and college, and I'm glad because I retained a lot more of it than I would have earlier. Sure, learning stuff like state capitals helped me start to understand the basics of geography, for instance. But I didn't really "get it" until high school and college.

I'm not opposed to more content-rich elementary education, but I do actually think the process stuff is much more important at that age. If I hadn't had excellent literacy in early elementary, I wouldn't have been reading everything I read later that helped me acquire a lot of content on my own, and also guided me toward taking the science and history and literature classes where I got more focused, academic instruction.

I do think we should be making sure to offer supplemental programs to kids who are unlikely to get this context at home though.[/quote]

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