I was the only son of an American army officer and as such traveled with my parents throughout the US and Europe as a child sometimes attending a school for as little as six weeks before the demands of the military moved my family on. I quit high school and joined the navy. The result of this diversity is a thorough understanding of what works and what doesn't work in education today. The Science Club continually amazes even the most cynical educators with our ability to create an enthusiasm to learn that empowers even the most reluctant children. And yet we are constantly sharing our secret.
Kids love to learn.
We get them excited and then we get out of the way. Learning is what our species does. We have puny claws, lousy speed, paltry strength, and even poorer reactions. But what we can do is learn. It is an intrinsic skill that takes years of public education to eliminate.