Children live, Adults learn

Children ask questions and chew on pieces of wood because they need to grab hold of the immensity of life. They need to learn. Why is the sun bright? Why are trees so tall? Why do people live in houses? The subject matter could be anything. To a child, everything is striking. Everything is new. As children get older, however, they come to believe that learning involves facts, that it occurs in a classroom, and that is realized only as a result of a long and determined effort. They cease to ask question. Learning becomes difficult. It is removed from everyday necessity. This is the main difference between adult learning and childhood living: Children learn because they need to; adults learn because they choose to.