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Re:The Slackification of the American Home by _pmf_ on Thursday July 25, 2019 @01:42AM (#20522867)
> do you want independent and creative thinkers

That's probably the worst you can do to a child. It's setting them up for unhappiness.

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Re:The Slackification of the American Home by m_mueller on Thursday July 25, 2019 @01:47AM (#20522885)
Just give em space and see what happens, don't create a damn curriculum from school out to sleep.
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Re:The Slackification of the American Home by _pmf_ on Thursday July 25, 2019 @05:07AM (#20523829)
> Just give em space and see what happens, don't create a damn curriculum from school out to sleep.

It's typically parents who nominally want their children to become " independent and creative thinkers" who setup a curriculum with music school, dance lessons and foreign language courses.

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Re:The Slackification of the American Home by m_mueller on Thursday July 25, 2019 @09:11AM (#20525055)
Yes, I understand that. I just want people to relax on this more.
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