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    1. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 30 Nov 2016

      When I was a kid, the goal was to be smart. Not to get a lot done, because you can't easily test that.

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      Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 30 Nov 2016

      As a parent I should focus on what's hard for schools to teach: imagination, initiative, independence.

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        2. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 30 Nov 2016
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          I have the better deal. Teaching imagination is a lot more fun than teaching times tables.

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        3. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 30 Nov 2016
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          Of course imagination can be taught. (You find the kind of imagination they already have, and encourage more of it.)

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        1. Channing Walton‏ @channingwalton 30 Nov 2016
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          IME children have lots of imagination, initiative and independence, the problem is how it is nurtured by schools, or suppressed.

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        1. K‏ @rehack20 30 Nov 2016
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          I would add teaching resilience to that list an important life attitude. Some years back read a book 'raising resilient children'

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        1. William Zeller‏ @wzeller42 1 Dec 2016
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          I'd add curiosity, which catalyzes lots of other good things. Although it's probably modeled more than taught.

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        1. Siddha Performance‏ @KapilGuptaMD 9 Dec 2016
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          A school has not the vision to see the full magnitude of children. It can only see the Summary of them.

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        1. Emily Miethner  💥 #FindSpark #HustleSummit‏ @emilymiethner 5 Dec 2016
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          I teach as an adjunct professor at multiple schools. I purposely create open-ended assignments to encourage creativity & independence

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        1. Ninan Thampy‏ @ninan99 2 Dec 2016
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          Totally agree - My goals as a single Dad: 1) Instilling Confidence 2) Nurturing Curiosity 3) Inspiring them 4) To be Thankful

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        1. Paperlss‏ @paperlss 1 Dec 2016
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          "encouragement" is the key; so why is this difficult for schools to teach?

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        1. Ram‏ @Ramtin_N 1 Dec 2016
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          Awesome thread! I'll add capacity to delay gratification to the list.

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        1. Logan Deans‏ @logandeans 1 Dec 2016
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          I've found success creatng stories tgther using this spine as prompt. Grt dinner fun-even 4yrold contributes.http://www.aerogrammestudio.com/2013/06/05/back-to-the-story-spine/ …

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        1. chris nunneley‏ @CeoNunneley 30 Nov 2016
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          Ethics, perseverance, trust, the real world, the truth, how to handle setbacks, etc...

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        1. Chris Torres‏ @TorresChess 30 Nov 2016
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          It's actually fairly easy to teach these skills through games like chess.

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        1. Vinay Rao‏ @vrstartup 30 Nov 2016
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          it is the care/love teachers give and teachers love for the subject that matters most in my experience

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