The kids walk around and talk to each other. They certainly learned more. I was a chatty, inquisitive kid and it was murder for me. I hated it. And so you re absolutely right.
Children are naturally chatty and inquisitive.
But basically, it s crazy to try to repress them for seven or eight hours a day. Maybe John Akers, the IBM executive, grew up in that model. Yes, he was a navy guy. These are strait-laced people who think you should just listen. The training models in most firms are still based on this.