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Yeah, just teach kids that effort and skills are meaningless and it's all luck. That will result in a really pleasant and productive generation of people. I th
by swiley 5y ago
Yeah, just teach kids that effort and skills are meaningless and it's all luck. That will result in a really pleasant and productive generation of people.
I thought public schools were broken when I was in High School but I think the latest changes might actually do more harm than good to your child.
- chongli 5y agoIsn’t it luck anyway? I mean, whether or not you’re born gifted. I get that it’s important to teach kids the value of hard work but these kids are getting into the gifted schools at age 4! I wouldn’t expect any 4 year old to demonstrate much in the way of study habits.
- Wowfunhappy 5y agoBut from a societal perspective, I'd say it's in everyone's interest to make sure the people with the most natural ability can stretch that ability as far as possible. (This is, of course, assuming it's actually possible to determine the future potential of one 4-year-old over another, and I'm skeptical of that!)
- paleotrope 5y agoThere might be a perverse incentive to treat some people like they are special in the hope that their self-perception actually leads to special potential.
- HKH2 5y agoDo you know any 4-year-olds?