Beyond the Textbook: How Awe and Love Ignite the True Spirit of Learning

Tell me of your love. That’s all we want to hear.

One of the biggest problems of modern education is that it tries to pass down knowledge in a way different than it was received. All knowledge, whether science, art, philosophy, literature, math, religion, or anything else, came from awe and wonder. We pass it down to our children as if it originated from a textbook.

Einstein said:

“The important thing i…