What are you especially sensitive to, the way the princess was sensitive to the pea?
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@webdevMason, who seems to have a heightened sensitivity to children’s growing minds (in some way that i’d love to hear her try to put into words)Show this thread
I really see what we're doing to most kids in school as equivalent to a nonsurgical lobotomy — I think it likely damages cognition, attention & motivation. But my *VISCERAL HORROR* is that I believe it may make them less themselves, less of whatever we mean when we say "person."
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Thanks, that’s exactly the kind of thing I wanted to hear from you. The second sentence surprises me... suggests I have a blunted sensitivity to it =/
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Concrete examples of second sentence things: - Losing the ability to consciously notice something is confusing rather than just "hard" - Losing the ability to consciously notice something is interesting to you - Developing a general aversion to or inability to focus while reading
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Yeaaaaah... I don't think you have to give 4-year-olds lifelong recollections of their own inadequacy in order to have top-notch programmers
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That's what I was trying to say here: http://benjaminrosshoffman.com/the-order-of-the-soul/ … The "reason" of being attracted to beauty, symmetry, and truth has been replaced with the "reason" of "just following orders."
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That was amazing. Thanks for sharing Ben
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On the one hand, I definitely do have a heightened sensitivity to children's development as learners! On the other hand, I sorta feel like I've been dropped into The Lottery or The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas, and people are like, "wow, you're unusually passionate about this!"
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That was beautiful, in the way an artist's work is beautiful.
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The worst thing about education might be the standardising process, which requires that children be prevented from developing themselves into who they want to be. It hacks away at their individuality--all for their own benefit, of course.
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Rethinking education, creating unique & personalized opportunities for learners — this is close to my heart. I hope to explore this and open a small academy one day soon! Would love to discuss.
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