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Yeah, that's the narrative I fed myself since I was a teenager, and I had plenty of validation for it from family members that loved me. I was just "too smart"
by eloisius 6y ago
Yeah, that's the narrative I fed myself since I was a teenager, and I had plenty of validation for it from family members that loved me. I was just "too smart" to sit in class bored all day or whatever. I'm trying to question that narrative. The burst of focus and creativity might be great, but I wonder if the sibling commenter is right that I could be missing out on vast, untapped potential and I might not lose the upside. I don't know.
- forgotmypw17 6y ago> I was just "too smart" to sit in class bored all day or whatever. Yes, you WERE too smart to be forced to sit around and learn at a pace that was way too slow for you. Imagine how much you could have learned if you were progressing at your own pace (let's say top 10%) rather than school curriculum pace (let's say tuned for 90% of students to keep up) Think about how much more successful you could have been in programming if you had learned calculus by 8th grade, a task I'd say at least half our U.S population is capable of. Instead, you are forced to put up with the same spoonfeeding as everyone else, and if you don't like it, you have a disorder? You were rightfully frustrated and upset at this waste of your time. Not to mention how unnatural and unhealthy it is to sit in place for hours at a time. It's not a disorder, it's a natural response to reality.
- eloisius 6y ago> if you had learned calculus by 8th grade Joke's on you. I still haven't learned calculus.
- sieabahlpark 6y agoThey taught it too slowly to you for it to sink in.