Not everything important fits inside a curriculum.
Field Notes
Schools have an impossible job.
They have to decide which small part of the world every child should learn.
So we become fluent in solving equations, memorizing facts, and preparing for exams—skills that may or may not matter decades from now.
Meanwhile, the living world continues its lessons just outside the window.
The bee finding a flower.
The mushroom appearing after rain.
The feather on the sidewalk.
No curriculum could ever contain everything worth knowing.
Perhaps the most enduring education isn’t learning every answer.
It’s never losing the habit of asking questions.