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> If they can't learn, Not what the parent said. The question is whether they are inclined to learn independently.
by mlyle 5y ago
> If they can't learn,
Not what the parent said. The question is whether they are inclined to learn independently.
- legerdemain 5y agoChildren who can succeed with the material generally seek it out and learn it independently. Lots of examples here on this site of people who self-taught as children by tinkering on their own and grew up to be groundbreaking software engineers.
- mlyle 5y agoSure, autodidacts exist. I was one, too. Again, that doesn't mean to abandon everyone else. Autodidacts are rare and most people learn through education. It doesn't seem wise to stare at a community of unusual, self-selected people (Hacker News) and try to draw conclusions about the population at large from it.
- legerdemain 5y agoMost people don't learn, and, as adults, earn a living in professions that don't rely on school learning, such as retail, picking/packing, home health aides, trucking, technical project management, etc.
- mlyle 5y ago> Most people don't learn, and, as adults, earn a living in professions that don't rely on school learning I think this shows a gross misunderstanding of both the makeup/demographics of the workforce and of the amount of education needed to do various kinds of jobs. You think you don't need literacy to do TPM? https://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsaat11.htm https://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsaat11.htm Actually, I think the "TPM" at the end is just evidence that you're trolling. Have a nice day.