Education should spark curiosity—not extinguish it with routine. Figures like Winston Churchill and Charles Darwin thrived not by memorizing Latin but through personal passions and hands-on discovery (New Learning Online). George Orwell, in Such, Such Were the Joys, exposed the cruelty of prep schools that punished emotion and imagination (Course Hero). Yan Phou Lee described traditional Chinese education as disciplined but rigid, yet his journey toward cross-cultural fluency reveals transformation through openness (New Learning Online). *Charles Dickens, via Mr. Gradgrind (SparkNotes), mocked the obsession with "facts" that crush creativity. Even humorous glimpses, like the “13 Times 7 is 28” skit, remind us that parroting answers isn't mastery—it’s misunderstanding. To move beyond the classroom, educators should embrace emotional intelligence, storytelling, and play. Discipline must shift from control to connection. Real learning happens not when students repeat—but when they wonder.