Episode 4.40: The Illusion of Necessary Drudgery.

Education convinces itself that children are monsters and learning needs to be hard and unpleasant, then invents systems that guarantee those assumptions become true. But learning that is not enjoyable only arises only from teaching that makes no effort to make it enjoyable, and is thus another example of a self-fulfilling prophecy. By adjusting teaching and learning to match the stage of development and style of each pupil, education can significantly reduce the incidence of boring and tedious learning.