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Children 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 chi
by legerdemain 5y ago
Children 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.