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This works in reverse, too: Adults forget how capable some children can be, because they either weren't a capable child themselves, or forget how capable they
by sillysaurus2 13y ago
This works in reverse, too: Adults forget how capable some children can be, because they either weren't a capable child themselves, or forget how capable they were as a kid. Probably because adults are biologically prone to shy away from thinking of children as little adults.
- glenra 13y agoI think a large part of the appeal of Ender's Game was that it treats unusually bright 11-year-olds as capable moral actors - the author clearly remembered what it was like to be one to a degree few other authors do.