“Your child must set her own goals and measure her own progress. She must identify and then solve her own problems. You have to stay out of her way so she can do that. This can be very challenging for adults, especially if they feel it’s their job to ‘teach’ their child. They want to goose things along; they want to herd the child in the ‘right’ direction. They want to point out what isn’t going to work so
time isn’t wasted. But here’s the thing — *it is not a waste of time for children to solve their own problems*. And to learn to solve problems requires being allowed to have them in the first place.”

~Project-Based Homeschooling: Mentoring Self-Directed Learners