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I agree with the original tweet, because I interpret it as a message to parents pushing their kids. There are a lot of parents these days that are hyper-obsesse
by emseetech 2y ago
I agree with the original tweet, because I interpret it as a message to parents pushing their kids. There are a lot of parents these days that are hyper-obsessed with their child's success and that can easily lead to a loss of childhood. I've seen it happen, I'm sure you have too.
This is not about the kids who love to learn things that end up being useful skills. By all means, let them learn. But don't stop the kids who like to run around in the woods or fingerprint or pop wheelies on their bike for the sake of their future career prospects.
- legitster 2y agoI don't disagree with your sentiment, even though I am also not a person who looks back fondly on my childhood. The fact that the tweet specifically calls out schools "teaching vocational skills so young" makes me interpret the tweet as a generic luddite response - as if Montessori schools don't make working with hand tools an explicit part of their early childhood curriculum! This does seem like she is opposed to her kid learning and not an anti-Tiger Mom take.
- lern_too_spel 2y agoThis is a privileged Western attitude towards child rearing. "I turned out fine without hard work, so you will too." I've seen far too many of those kids get a rude awakening when they reach adulthood.
- itishappy 2y agoPlaying outside, painting, and bicycles are privileged Western things?
- lern_too_spel 2y agoNot stopping them from doing that when it risks their future prospects is a privileged Western attitude.
- emseetech 2y ago"risking future prospects" in this context has not been clearly defined.
- lern_too_spel 2y agoIt was clearly defined in the comment I replied to, which is the context of this thread. I am using the same definition.
- emseetech 2y agoNo it wasn't. Be more specific.
- lern_too_spel 2y agoThat comment specifically mentioned risking future career prospects. That is clearly defined to me. If it isn't clearly defined to you, you need to fix your wording to communicate what you actually meant by that.
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