| Sumario: | The article presents the author's opinions regarding individualized education programs. The article author introduced an individualized program for fifth grade students in a school. The program gained momentum when the children realized that they could work in their own way at their own pace; that they could initiate their own activities and discover valuable concepts from handling and working with a variety of available materials. It was pleasurable for them to work on an interesting project as long as they wanted, without having to drop it at a required time to study a teacher-imposed subject. As time passed, activity areas were added and changed at the suggestion of the children, who brought in things they found at home. Individualizing has proved that educators must have faith that children do want to learn, and that they will when they are ready. They will not merely memorize facts. They are capable of discovering concepts on their own and, above all, they will learn how to think and solve problems.
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