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"Kimo's high expectations set a new pace for me. He taught me the standard pace is for chumps - that the system is designed so anyone can keep up. If you're mor
by chintanp 15y ago
"Kimo's high expectations set a new pace for me. He taught me the standard pace is for chumps - that the system is designed so anyone can keep up. If you're more driven than just anyone - you can do so much more than anyone expects. And this applies to ALL of life - not just school".
I wish someone had told me this while I was in school.
- skrebbel 15y agoThe thing I liked about standard pace was that I had plenty of time to fail in boards of student societies, events organizing and an own company and whatnot. I always wonder a bit whether the people who skip years and study super-fast really know anything about the world.
- dkersten 15y agoAgreed. I only realised it shortly after graduating, slightly too late :(
- sixtofour 15y agoI remember reading this a couple years ago. After I read it today I told my kid to stop the video game and "read this." Then we talked about it, how if you want you can go beyond what the teacher is teaching, or even in a parallel direction if the teacher isn't covering what you want.