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    Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 6 Apr 2016

    Took 7 yo with me when I spoke at a college. Now he is disgusted he has to study spelling while MechE undergrads get to build motorcycles.

    6:33 PM - 6 Apr 2016
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      1. Arpana Rawat‏ @ArpanaR1 6 Apr 2016
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        @paulg makes me think if we should do the same for children. They'll pick up alphabets if they want to learn about motor cycles!! @prkhr

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      1. Patrick Kinsella‏ @PJKinsellaEngr 6 Apr 2016
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        @paulg Mech E., Here. Not understanding.

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      1. Joel Grus  🚕 ✈️ ✈️ 🚗‏ @joelgrus 6 Apr 2016
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        @paulg why not let him study what he's excited about?

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      1. Nolan  🚀 👉 ❤ :/‏ @sneakin 6 Apr 2016
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        @paulg tell him about the SAT and how only that matters?

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      1. Elliott Noel‏ @SkipperEl 6 Apr 2016
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        @paulg Legit complaint.

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      1. Big‏ @centexaction 6 Apr 2016
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        .@paulg Let this be a lesson to all of us.

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      1. LukeMullen 🍀 🇺🇸 ⚛️1%‏ @Luke1732Mullen 6 Apr 2016
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        @paulg have him sit in a humanities class where your son will be personally blamed for world events 200 yrs ago, will be entertaining ;-)

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      1. Gui Larangeira‏ @glarange72 6 Apr 2016
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        @paulg can you spell motorcycle?

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      1. Jacob Gadikian‏ @gadikian 6 Apr 2016
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        @paulg your kid has a point, you know?

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      1. Brook Miles‏ @brookmiles 6 Apr 2016
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        @paulg rightly so

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      1. conor‏ @conorfmcguire 6 Apr 2016
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        @paulg electric? Please say cool electric. And scooters don't count.

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      1. Faith Zellman‏ @zfaithhh 6 Apr 2016
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        @paulg your kids are the cutest! Looking forward to seeing you speak on Saturday.

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      1. Sandeep Choudhary‏ @sandylogy 6 Apr 2016
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        They do? @paulg

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