[derefr]

You'll never find a four-year-old who doesn't love learning. Our culture does something to screw most of them up sometime soon after.

[rkts]

Our culture does something to screw most of them up

If that's true, there ought to be some culture that doesn't have this problem. Can you name one?

[eru]

Just a guess: Western civilization? Perhaps not today, but before schooling was made compulsory.

[wensing]

My daughter is four and has an insatiable appetite for learning. Whether we ever structure her learning into a curriculum is TBD. She already reads at a 8-10 yr old level, and asks me questions that force us to open up wikipedia on my iPhone for late night tutoring sessions before she goes to bed. She loves it, I love it. What could be better?

[asciilifeform]

This view is mistaken:

http://www.uwgb.edu/DutchS/PSEUDOSC/WhyAntiInt.htm