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I don't know enough about Gladwell personally to make a qualified remark, but I don't see the relevance of his supposedly "statist" political views or opinions
by rtl49 11y ago
I don't know enough about Gladwell personally to make a qualified remark, but I don't see the relevance of his supposedly "statist" political views or opinions on the value of higher education.
The "structure" I refer to is the traditional classroom setting: chalk board, desks, chairs, and sitting while listening to a lecture. The suggestion is that this format is less optimal for children at the age of 6, and that it might be best if they were closer to 7 before educating them in this environment. Perhaps you believe it's inappropriate for children of any age, but this really has nothing to do with this specific study or my comment. It's just an opinion on public education in general: if written at all, better as a reply to the post than my comment.
- Gibbon1 11y agoStatist is a strong tell to stop wasting your timing reading drivel.
- TeMPOraL 11y agoAttaching political labels to people in a comment is a very strong tell to disregard the entire comment. Telling "he's a statist! [therefore, stupid]" is not an informative argument, it's just lazy, ideological dismissal. Now what exactly is so bad about Gladwell being statist that it discredits his ideas?
- Gibbon1 11y agoThe problem is the only people that use the word statist are self-styled followers of Any Rand[1]. And in that contexts it's always used as an ad hominem attack. So you got two strikes right there. [1]There are of course legions of armchair followers of Ayn Rand in the greater nerd community. But so what. None of those people have informed or coherent arguments about policy.