“I’m working at a preschool where we let the kids determine the...

“I’m working at a preschool where we let the kids determine the curriculum. Say we’re learning about rocks, and one of the children uses his rock to smash a nearby gourd. Instead of correcting him, we ask ourselves why he likes to smash things. Maybe he’ll be interested in planting the seeds we find inside the gourd, so we’ll try to plan a lesson around that. If that doesn’t hold his interest, we’ll just find more things to smash.”