Re:The pressure that U.S. inequality exerts on parents
by ThrustVectoring on Saturday May 07, 2016 @07:24PM
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Most Americans hate doing math, do not read for pleasure, and rarely write outside of work. That's not anywhere close to success. The most important skill for getting good at something is enjoying it, and our current educational system is actively counterproductive on that axis.
Re:The pressure that U.S. inequality exerts on parents
by ktRolster on Saturday May 07, 2016 @07:47PM
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Most Americans hate doing math, do not read for pleasure, and rarely write outside of work.
But even you don't deny that they can. For some reason you seem to think that teaching those things is trivial or easy.
Most Americans learned how to read, write, and do math in schools. They aren't perfect, but I think you underestimate how much learning goes on just to become a functioning citizen.