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"Learning online won't turn America into a nation of home-schooled nerds, sitting in their basements, keyboards clacking." Is that such a bad thing?
by khelloworld 17y ago
"Learning online won't turn America into a nation of home-schooled nerds, sitting in their basements, keyboards clacking."
Is that such a bad thing?
- silversmith 17y agoYes, yes it is. Homo sapiens is a pack animal. You interact with people on daily basis, from buying milk to job interviews and parties. And that is not a skill you are born with. School systems throw you in a group of people usually far larger than you are used to, and that group never consists of only people you like. It's a seemingly hostile environment, and you are forced to adapt to it, so that later on politely asking a stranger to move a bit to let you pass doesn't turn into unmanageable task. Oh, and I fear for a generation growing up with ability to block/ignore interactions with people they dislike being a mere click away and never really having to reconsider their words for fear of getting their face punched in.