When I first began reading "Free to Learn" I was hesitant, I didn't want to read a book which was assigned for winter vacations mainly because I already had a list of books that I would finally have time to read. After finishing the prologue my first thought was to just leave the book and go out to "play", and I did, but I came back because I knew that I had to give a report on it, which is very curious as Peter Gray (author of Free to Learn) stated later that he doesn't agree with this: "There are summer reading lists, for example, and parents are supposed to make sure their children get those books and read them. ("No Mary , you cant read the book that you want to read, because that's not the book you need to write a report on.")" My feelings towards Peter Gray's book began to change as I read on, every chapter elaborated about different ideas which supported the main thesis which made me be more interested on what he wanted to say. I began to understand that, to make a change, you have to be informed, so I read on and finished the book. As I read through the final chapters I felt that I'd been cheated out of a proper childhood, I've always felt that I wanted more freedom, it's the main reason I've joined the Innovation Academy.
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