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Learn to Learn: Learn to Love Introduction “At the turn of the century a child was found in the forests of a small village in France. The child had been abandoned for dead by his parents. By some miracle he did not die in the forest. He survived, not as a child, even though he was physically a human being, but rather as an animal. He walked on all fours, made his home in a hole in the ground, had no meaningful language above an animal cry, knew no close relationships and cared about no one or no thing except survival. Cases such as these—have been reported from the beginning of time. They have in common the fact that if man is raised as an animal he will behave as an animal, for man “learns” to be human. Just as man learns to be a human being, so he learns to feel as a human being, to love as a human being (Buscalgia, 53).” This excerpt from Leo Buscaglia’s book, Love, explains well an important concept surrounding the issue of what children need most. He continues on to explain how love is a learned emotion or response and not something that exists naturally in a human being. In order to learn love, the person must learn to learn well. This, I believe, is a very important idea that should be cons