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What's interesting to me about stories like that is, is he realizing his full potential by doing auto-repair the rest of his life, or could he have done more in
by SkyMarshal 14y ago
What's interesting to me about stories like that is, is he realizing his full potential by doing auto-repair the rest of his life, or could he have done more in a system like Germany's that might have channeled him into an apprenticeship at a BMW or Audi factory?
The US educational progression has a strong bias toward one type of intelligence, and seems to more easily sideline people like your friend.
- sharkweek 14y agoGreat question -- I often wonder if the repeated "failure" in the core classes was also discouraging in being more ambitious. Obviously I'm not going to advocate for less math/science/english for someone like him, especially through at least high school, but I can't imagine it did wonders for his confidence repeatedly being required to attend after school tutoring, having to get his parents to sign failed tests, etc.
- SkyMarshal 14y agoYes, really good point about confidence and ambition too, definitely another key aspect to this issue.