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I suppose we can dismiss the traditional (public or private) school systems based on their many failures too? Actually, in many ways we probably can.

• 29athrowaway 5y ago
  Yes, we can. The traditional system is a disservice for many people. Just like with any mass solution from the industrial age, the traditional system is not meant to suit your needs, but the needs of a hypotetical average person.
  • brnaftr361 5y ago
    I once read a tale about a bureaucrat that was assigned to sizing military garb. He went out and measured everybody, he even did so accurately, to a tenth. He then used the mean average. Turns out very few people are actually 5'9" with a size 9 foot and etc... But if we really look at the human space, I'm pretty sure in terms of education nothing actually fits, except compliance and the willingness to accept highwaters and blisters.
    • ungawatkt 5y ago
      That doesn't even need to be a tale, it basically happened in real life https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22956832 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22956832