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Kind of makes you wonder about the process of apprenticeship from the renaissance period where kids would start in a trade at 7-12 and literally live with the m
by orbz 3y ago
Kind of makes you wonder about the process of apprenticeship from the renaissance period where kids would start in a trade at 7-12 and literally live with the masters that taught them. Is that what it takes for greatness in a craft?
- waboremo 3y agoIt does make you think about that process, Leonardo da Vinci for example was already training at ~14 due to his father's status letting him train under the renowned Verrocchio. We already see several things here: parents with enough resources to seek strong mentors where they cannot be, wanting to foster specific skills, and a kid showing up consistently. Potentially, our extreme infantilization of kids and teens (helicopter parenting, baby voice talking, avoiding responsibilities/recognition of skill, etc) have likely been a huge reason why many are stuck with this "fixed mindset" noted in the article. It feeds into the myth as well, someone like Leonardo appearing in public "fully formed" would seem like he was god-like when you're the same age.