Sell it to the kids as a way to make thier parents annoyed, and the judge happy? Win-win situation from thier perspective. :P

On a more serious note, WHY do most parents object to thier kids learning stuff? I don't get it. I admit it, I was raised in a pretty regulation loose household, but most of my friends weren't. Is it that most parents are scared of thier kids being better than them? I thought that was the whole point, continous product improvement.

I deal which college kids all day. It shocks and horrifies me the sheer number of them that don't know anything other than some computer knowledge, and even that is pretty much just rote learning and games.

Parents, what's up with this? Teachers, am I just alone in my observation? Or just really jaded?