Reading Is at the Core of a Classical Education

Some unschoolers have this concept, basically, i'm going to look for my child's where my child's interests are. Why on earth would you think that an eight year old has any clue about what his natural inclinations or proclivities are? So many people have had such insulated life experience where they have no idea what their options are. And so as a parent, i want to spread in front of my children a delectable feast and then encourage them to sample each and every one of the options. But i want to doit a very gentle way, so that i don't force my children to study things that are genuinely not necessary.