I agree.
Just wanted to ad that children do not follow so much theories, even don't understand them in the way we adults think and talk about theories. They observe their environment and realize when school offers nothing but theories. Which is mostly the case. I think I myself was born into a world where theory was more important than practice, but for some reason I kept feeling that this can not be all. Also, the different behaviors of adults gave me reason to doubt them or to be skeptical. Or, trust them. It really depends which adults a kid encounters during his or her early lifetime, and their relationship to each other.

To ignore ones other madness and talk to him/her in a way which brings reason and interest into the dialogue can build a bridge. When the world seems to become mad its even more important to find and accentuate sanity in those, one meets. I admit, that this is very difficult.