[pitt1980]

kids are like everyone else, they respond to their feedback

the question of whether they want to learn is roughly irrelevant here

the question is more, should their learning mirror every other kids learning?

the basic stuff, (reading, writing, numerical literacy) is so basically useful that'll it will be learned in context of exploring nearly any facit of life

I'd argue that encouraging your kids to explore their universe is vastly better education, than worrying about any paticular skill set in any paticular time frame

skill sets are almost always easier to obtain in context, as needed