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I assume it's the (sometimes valid, sometimes false) assumption that many of the 'bad' children are actually too intelligent/talented and get bored because scho
by blueskin_ 12y ago
I assume it's the (sometimes valid, sometimes false) assumption that many of the 'bad' children are actually too intelligent/talented and get bored because school moves too slowly for them. Admittedly, it is definitely the case for some children, but the majority of 'bad' ones are just too stupid/lazy instead.
- seanmcdirmid 12y agoI disagree. I was one of those kids who was singled out for special education because I was "too stupid/lazy"; but it just turned out I was really bored. I bet our imposed labels just adversely effect these kids until they "match our expectations" and are basically lost forever. In my case, it took until high school, or even college to "break out" of the label.
- corin_ 12y agoDefinitely both types of "too stupid/lazy" exist, but your single data point doesn't say anything to whether you're the 1 in 100 or the 99.
- seanmcdirmid 12y agoActually, kids are born with lots of potential that are basically wrung out of them as they "develop." The public education systems in most countries were designed to create obedient factory workers, after all.