If we want children to understand nutrition, exercise, sleep, social skills, or any other subject, then we should figure out how best to teach those subjects. It might be books or it might be normal classes. I strongly suspect there are many children, especially those with autodidactic tendencies, who could learn most subjects better and faster from books than from lectures. But that probably isn't all children.
I propose offering students a choice - would you like a class on nutrition, or would you like to read the/a book on nutrition, and have an expert available for questions (preferably online)? Students who choose unstructured learning but then fail to achieve can be placed into classes.
This way, industrious or gifted students won't be held back by the pace of other students, or by the speed at which the teacher speaks. And this might encourage autodidacticism, which I think is incredibly valuable and efficient.
I propose offering students a choice - would you like a class on nutrition, or would you like to read the/a book on nutrition, and have an expert available for questions (preferably online)? Students who choose unstructured learning but then fail to achieve can be placed into classes.
This way, industrious or gifted students won't be held back by the pace of other students, or by the speed at which the teacher speaks. And this might encourage autodidacticism, which I think is incredibly valuable and efficient.