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That is a bad analogy because the NBA is not the only accessible path to a stable middle class life while school, for many people, is.
by whatshisface 4y ago
That is a bad analogy because the NBA is not the only accessible path to a stable middle class life while school, for many people, is.
- googlryas 4y agoNot even close to true. Going into a trade is a great way to get into a comfortable middle class life. And in those trades, you'll commonly find people who did horrible in school, and thought they were idiots because of it.
- b112 4y agoYes, some trades pay way more, have more available jobs, and have better working conditions (work hours, etc) than PhDs in a variety of sciences.
- davewritescode 4y agoNot everyone is cut out to be a plumber or an electrician. The ultimate goal should be to provide better education for everyone so that all students have as many available options by the time they're ready to pick a career path. Also, I hate these comments from white collar folks about blue collar jobs being the answer to everything. Yes we need them, but we also need to be honest that the average plumber is going to have a harder time working until 65 than an office worker.
- googlryas 4y agoI never said blue collar trade was the answer to everything. I said that the school system is not the answer to everything.
- b112 4y agoYou used 'many' in your second part, which is the same 'not only'.
- whatshisface 4y agoQualitatively yes, but not quantitatively.
- b112 4y agoTo me, "not only" can mean any quantity other than only. I have never heard it used any other way, though I fully admit you may have. So to me, many and not only equate.
- pc86 4y agoSchool is, gifted programs are not.
- chucksta 4y agoSo you have to be in gifted to have a successful life?
- rhexs 4y agoIQ correlates extremely heavily with having a successful life by western civilization standards, yes.
- chucksta 4y agoSo you can't have a high IQ and not be in gifted?
- rhexs 4y agoWhat?
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- chucksta 4y agoYou changed the subject from being in gifted to being gifted. You can exist outside of gifted and still have a high IQ and be a successful person. So, no.
- 0des 4y agoany time you feel your hands touch your hips, and your sentence begins to start with the word "so", just stop what youre doing and go have a snickers.
- chucksta 4y agoAt least my post is relevant to the topic, not just critiquing someone for being hangry
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- bart_spoon 4y agoOne need not be in a gifted program in school in order to achieve a stable middle class life. In fact, the vast majority of those with stable middle class lives didn't participate in gifted programs.