Rousseau's idea that the student's curiosity should drive his or her learning is a very good idea, but in many schools around the country this does not happen. The reason why is that the Government and the school system that is standardized around the country, controls every aspect of learning, from preschool all the way through college. Many students have severe issues with this system, particularly from grade school through high school. Teachers who teach at these grade levels appear to have a very difficult time teaching these kids who not necessarily are unwilling to learn, but are not engaged and have a lack of interest in the subject. I saw this all the time in high school, many kids who were very smart were failing classes because the