My grandmother wanted me to have an education, so she kept me out of school. Our country spends tens of billions of dollars each year not just giving students a second-rate education, but at the same time actively preventing them from getting an education on their own. And I'm angry at how school produces submissive students with battered egos. Most students have no idea of the true joys of learning, and of how much they can actually achieve on their own. It is not what is poured into a student but what is planted that counts.
Many parents find that listening to their child is one of the most important things they do.
It provides clues and insights into how he thinks, what interests him, what he has learned, what his concerns are, etc. It helps parents figure out how to help their children learn. I'm still trying to get a handle on managing my own life, and do not yet feel capable of managing anyone else's. It sounds like modesty, but it is really self-interest. I notice that, in general, leaders have less time for things that are important like gardening and fishing, and they spend too much time arguing on the telephone, which can't be good for their digestion.