Totally agree. At that age kids should be pushed to explore their interests. Because at some point in time they will have to decide what they would like to do in life, only they're not going to know. I remember how much pressure there was nearing the end of high school and during to know what you wanted to do and where you wanted to go to school. And I honestly was so overwhelmed. I liked so many different things and never really got to to explore them so it was extremely difficult having to pick something. But if I was given that time to explore my possibilities I would have been better off. If a teacher sees a child doodling they should empower them not call it a disturbance and tell them to pay attention. They could be stifling the next Picaso or Van Gogh for all they know. I'm not close to having kids yet but it's something I'm already thinking about. I'm leaning towards charter schools at the moment, they seem like an alternative education system and focus more on the children and having them well rounded. Not just turning them into a computing zombie.