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> So what if kids can no longer do well in a government institution designed entirely to babysit and to train factory workers? Well for better or worse, basica

> So what if kids can no longer do well in a government institution designed entirely to babysit and to train factory workers? Well for better or worse, basically our entire society for everyone who doesn't have a trust fund relies on one's ability to both complete that government institution's trainings, along with a subsequent, quite similarly structured public or private institution's trainings directly after, after which we will enter a contract with another entity that in turn is structured similarly in order to earn the right to live. And we can discuss at length why this is a bad and limiting system that fails to recognize the diversity of the student body that passes through it, however failing to reform the institutions first and shrugging your shoulders like "well that sucks anyway what do we care what it thinks" is akin to telling people in a burning building to make for a rusted out derelict fire escape on the grounds that the last time the place was on fire, it held okay even though that was 20 years ago and several steps have fallen out since then.

balls187 3y ago
I can appreciate not letting perfect be the enemy of the good, and to use another analogy like yours: worrying about the impact of screen time is akin to not seeing the Forrest from the Trees. I also appreciate the researchers were not focused on identifying every problem children face, and that understanding causal relationships between behavior and outcomes is also important. However, specific to the issue of screen time, it's my opinion that it is completely overblown, mirroring the issue of my day "violence in media and it's impact on children." Having two children myself who were developmentally delayed (who did not get any screen time at young ages) what helped was access to early intervention. Research like this just feeds into negativity and judgement parents face from society.

balls187 3y ago

I can appreciate not letting perfect be the enemy of the good, and to use another analogy like yours: worrying about the impact of screen time is akin to not seeing the Forrest from the Trees. I also appreciate the researchers were not focused on identifying every problem children face, and that understanding causal relationships between behavior and outcomes is also important. However, specific to the issue of screen time, it's my opinion that it is completely overblown, mirroring the issue of my day "violence in media and it's impact on children." Having two children myself who were developmentally delayed (who did not get any screen time at young ages) what helped was access to early intervention. Research like this just feeds into negativity and judgement parents face from society.