Re:You don’t want a child prodigy
by dragonwriter on Friday May 24, 2019 @05:57PM
(#20005644)
> Parents don't push kids.
Yes, they (often) do. With positive or negative effects depending on the approach and how well it is adapted to the kid.
> Kids push themselves.
Yes, they often do. The two are not mutually exclusive.
> I was an EE/CS professor at a top 20 school. The only push was the example my parents set, as far back as 2nd grade.
Yes, parental modelling is a powerful mechanism for influencing childhood behavior and, while it's not the only tool in the kit, by itself a powerful rebuttal to your first claim.
Yes, they (often) do. With positive or negative effects depending on the approach and how well it is adapted to the kid.
> Kids push themselves.
Yes, they often do. The two are not mutually exclusive.
> I was an EE/CS professor at a top 20 school. The only push was the example my parents set, as far back as 2nd grade.
Yes, parental modelling is a powerful mechanism for influencing childhood behavior and, while it's not the only tool in the kit, by itself a powerful rebuttal to your first claim.