Sullen, when a child is 4, 5, 6 years old, should he be given control of his own education? Do you think he has the brain capacity to educate himself? We as parents have more experience with life, and as parents, it is our DUTY to educate our children of this life experience.
So I'm lazy, bad habit:
Back to the main part, I believe that everyone should be learning about these subjects, what can happen, where they lead to etcetera, and they can make thier own choices. It's freedom - unfortunately, some people abuse it. Life is a privelidge, yet people waste it in violence and wars.
Uhh... now that doesn't look right..
Umm..
Yes, I think a child should be in charge of his/her own education, when they've been taught how to make thier own choice. That is one things I believe that has been underrated.
We get taught one thing. We think of it as "right". We rarely have our own views, till we "mature".
If we were taught how to come apon a subject, accept other peoples views, form your own opinion, and do some research to get more third-party opinions, at a younger age (I had learned this just a little over a year ago, from Eddie Stratton - wise man
) would you think that we would be more "mature"? Instead of denying other peoples thoughts and saying "But my mummy told me THIS" or "But Mrs Cabbagebreath said THAT".
I've had this part of a discussion, and my friend Paul had said that, "More often than not, this could work, but the people trying to teach these qualities do not understand it themselves. They assume that their methods are accurate, and they may well be so, but they never attempt to find another way, a more efficient way.".
That statement has had a large effect on me. Whatever I do, if I find myself repeating an action, may it be mowing the lawn, or a battle in a strategy game,
anything at all, I try another way, another method, to see what works better, what the draw backs of each one.
I want you to try something. You don't have to, you probably may think I am a retard* (* For want of a better word), just try this with your child for one day. Tell him what he wants to know, from a neutral perspective, and let him form his own opinions. Take him sight-seeing, or something along those lines, where he may see and come across a variety of topics he can learn from. At the end of the day, talk over with him. Ask him what he's learnt, what he thinks of the things you've been telling him (neutral, remember, let him form his own opinions). Tell him what YOU think, and with your reasons. Then ask him again, what he thinks.
Has his opinion changed from the first one? Is it closer to yours, now? Or is it different?
You are learning the guitar...are you learning completely on your own? How did you figure out what notes were what? Did they just magically pop in your head? Or are you using some kind of guide (reading a guitar book, internet site, etc.).
I teach myself - mainly by ear. When a friend writes a song, he plays it a few times, I try to play my part at it. If it sounds really off, he writes down the tabulature, and some times records it onto tape, and I come back with my part to the song. My friend Cameron has taught me the only thing I've ever learnt on guitars - how to write a tab.
Everything else I've taught myself - playing style, the fret-board, etc.
Cheers
Gosh, I was so totally into Ninja Turtles when I was young..Michaelangelo was my favorite turtle, and do you remember the Nintendo game? hahaha 
