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> Btw, Gates, Page, Brin - all were not in a conventional school. This is Anecdata^3, you probably shouldn't make rash decisions about your children based on
by anonytrary 7y ago
> Btw, Gates, Page, Brin - all were not in a conventional school.
This is Anecdata^3, you probably shouldn't make rash decisions about your children based on 3 successful technical entrepreneurs.
- shantly 7y agoEspecially since going to any kind of private school tracks closely with “parents have lots of money” which probably has a lot more to do with it.
- manmal 7y agoNot necessarily, there are lots of private schools which do things very normally.
- shantly 7y agoAnd many of those turn out tons of successful people you’ve heard of, too. Bet the ones that do so at the highest rate tend to be among the most expensive.
- manmal 7y agoYes it has been shown that having successful friends will make yourself more successful. Putting your kid into a school for rich people will more likely lead to rich friends later on.
- eeZah7Ux 7y agoPlus, most "successful entrepreneurs" happen to come from wealthy and politically connected families. https://fortune.com/2015/07/17/entrepreneurs-family-money/ https://fortune.com/2015/07/17/entrepreneurs-family-money/
- manmal 7y agoTrue, it‘s just worth bearing in mind that deviating from the ordinary school system can indeed work.. kids will not automatically fail miserably if they don’t do tests or homework. That was the belief my mother (who was a teacher) ingrained in me, and I actually have to convince myself on a regular basis that life without the standard school system could also work out.