Promoting through love - and PISA forgets learning problems and school worries. What can parents do to support their children? How can children maintain their natural curiosity instead of losing all interest in learning factories? What truly makes children smart? Education and learning are connected to our emotions. Successful learning primarily occurs in an inspiring, appreciative atmosphere - whether at home, in kindergarten, or at school. Only love and affection truly make one smart, as the author impressively demonstrates through numerous case studies from his decades of experience as a teacher and school principal. Without love and affection, there is no learning - this is powerfully illustrated by the experienced educator Karl Gebauer.