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I don't think the OP is implying that becoming stars at spelling bee by studying several hours per day leads to better educated kids. It is the process, the pr
by talonx 7y ago
I don't think the OP is implying that becoming stars at spelling bee by studying several hours per day leads to better educated kids.
It is the process, the principles behind the discipline required to study so much, and the intent of the parents to inculcate the value of getting a good education, and the consequent values they pass on to their kids, is what creates the difference in how such kids look at the value of education versus others.
- eesmith 7y agoI consider all those part of the "some advantages". Debate club is one of many competitive academic pursuits which can, for the right people, set up those principles. I imagine chess club would as well, as it also requires much study and discipline. That's why I did the follow up "wouldn't it be better to spend that same effort on a broader range of academic study?" Spend an extra three hours per day on history, or literature, or math, or learning new languages, and it would not only help instill those principles, but the actual knowledge, after graduation, is more likely to be useful than knowing how to spell a lot of words, yes?