Slow down the school syllabus, it’s producing five-year-old nihilists

A grandfather argues that modern schooling accelerates childhood too quickly, robbing five-year-olds of imagination and wonder. His grandson Pip, after just three months in formal education, has become skeptical and literal-minded, questioning magical thinking and demanding logical consistency. The piece suggests accelerated learning erodes the enchanted worldview essential to early childhood.

Summary by Glance · SMH