“They (parents) have to like them, enjoy their company, their physical presence, their energy, foolishness, and passion.
They have to enjoy all their talk and questions, and enjoy equally trying to answer those questions.
They have to think of their children as friends, indeed very close friends, have to feel happier when they are near and miss them when they are away.
They have to trust them as people, respect their fragile dignity, treat them with courtesy, take them seriously.
They have to feel in their own heart some of their children’s wonder, curiosity, and excitement about the world.
And they have to have enough confidence in themselves, skepticism about the experts, and willingness to be different from most people, to take on themselves the responsibility for their children’s learning.”
(John Holt dalam “Teach Your Own”)
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