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Sounds like skill, as opposed to talent. Alignment is a good term, but it seems fairly simple: do we want to do something? I had a wonderful English teacher,

Sounds like skill, as opposed to talent. Alignment is a good term, but it seems fairly simple: do we want to do something? I had a wonderful English teacher, in 6th grade. He had us read The Hobbit, and other fantasy books, as opposed to the usual “classic” literature. It made all the difference, and I’ve been a voracious reader, all my life. Other factors also came into play, but I credit Mr. Martin, for helping me to become interested in reading. In seventh grade, I had Mrs. Broadbent, and she forced us to read “classic literature.” It was awful, after my sixth grade experience. Wanting to do stuff has always been important to me. And encouraging people to want to do stuff is a vital aspect of training and managing.

willvarfar 1y ago
To be fair there might be other students in your same class who, like perhaps Mrs Broadbent herself, would find classic literature to be the thing that ignites their love of reading? Personally I tried and failed to get into LotR as a kid even though I was a keen reader. Same with Shakespeare. Not everything is for everyone. So I guess the big deal is everyone getting to meet a book that they can get into as a kid, to foster a love of reading. And different people have different books. Therefore the problem with high school literature is everyone reading the same narrow assigned set of books, rather than what that narrow set is?
- ChrisMarshallNY 1y ago
  This is true. I feel as if a "One size fits all" approach is a problem. That's something that "AI" might actually be good for; helping to craft solutions to individuals, while preserving a consistent utility.
- AlecSchueler 1y ago
  I was that kid; never enjoyed fantasy at all, but everything clicked when I discovered Dostoevsky in the school library.
  - ChrisMarshallNY 1y ago
    I’ve read plenty of the classics, since, but that’s because my reading comprehension is so good from all that “junk.” If reading is painful, we won’t do it, no matter how good it is for us. Same with thinking, problem-solving, learning, whatever.

willvarfar 1y ago

To be fair there might be other students in your same class who, like perhaps Mrs Broadbent herself, would find classic literature to be the thing that ignites their love of reading? Personally I tried and failed to get into LotR as a kid even though I was a keen reader. Same with Shakespeare. Not everything is for everyone. So I guess the big deal is everyone getting to meet a book that they can get into as a kid, to foster a love of reading. And different people have different books. Therefore the problem with high school literature is everyone reading the same narrow assigned set of books, rather than what that narrow set is?

ChrisMarshallNY 1y ago
This is true. I feel as if a "One size fits all" approach is a problem. That's something that "AI" might actually be good for; helping to craft solutions to individuals, while preserving a consistent utility.
AlecSchueler 1y ago
I was that kid; never enjoyed fantasy at all, but everything clicked when I discovered Dostoevsky in the school library.
- ChrisMarshallNY 1y ago
  I’ve read plenty of the classics, since, but that’s because my reading comprehension is so good from all that “junk.” If reading is painful, we won’t do it, no matter how good it is for us. Same with thinking, problem-solving, learning, whatever.