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But why not go down a rabbit hole with a child, I feel it could be a wonderful experience that will challenge your beliefs and that of the kid. I don't really g

But why not go down a rabbit hole with a child, I feel it could be a wonderful experience that will challenge your beliefs and that of the kid. I don't really get the fascination with ignoring these type of questions: "Dad why is the sky blue" - "Eat your ice cream Timmy".

platz 10y ago
because child has to get homework done to go to bed or because sibling spilled some milk and there is no time to teach number theory to toddler who is trying to understand 1 + 0
- nkrisc 10y ago
  "That's an excellent question. Ask me again tomorrow."
  - platz 10y ago
    right - the operative phrase in the OP's post is Sometimes. "Sometimes you don't want to do that." He did not make a categorical statement, but y'all are treating like he did.
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pavel_lishin 10y ago
Because there are 15 other children in the classroom, and they may not get anything out of the discussion - and instead, may miss out on something important for later lessons.