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> Year groups are still important socially Disagree. Year groups perpetuate immaturity. They are also very socially unnatural, a mere byproduct of going for s
by csee 5y ago
> Year groups are still important socially
Disagree. Year groups perpetuate immaturity. They are also very socially unnatural, a mere byproduct of going for scale in the education system. That is fine, but if we can achieve scale without year groups (which we could under your proposal), that would be better.
- lucic71 5y ago
- oaktrout 5y agoIs everything we do not socially unnatural though? Remote work? Video calls, social media, online forums? What, other than living in hunter-gatherer societies is not socially unnatural for humans?
- astura 5y agoHow are kids being around their peers "socially unnatural?" At the very least it's not more "socially unnatural" than posting on hacker news.
- xboxnolifes 5y agoIt's socially unnatural because as soon as you leave the schooling system, it stops happening.
- astura 5y agoThis is incredibly ridiculous and nonsensical reasoning. In that case breastfeeding is unnatural because you stop doing it after infancy. Beyond that, kids are around mixed age groups plenty. For me it was at afterschool programs, summer camps, dance classes, bowling, family (sibling, cousins), and playing with neighborhood kids.