Re:Why We Banned Legos (2006)
by BaronVonSteuben on Saturday February 19, 2022 @03:03PM
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Could not agree with you more. That's what bothered me the most about the article. I consider myself a leftist as well and power dynamics are one of the main things that makes me so. I have a big dislike for most traditional power systems, especially where "power" is inherited (as wealth, but also just connected names that make you a celebrity just for being born). But if the "solution" to leveling out this power is exercising your own to force everyone to conform, the solution is worth than the disease (and in my opinion not necessary as there are better more democratic options out there).
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I also feel a sense of injustice from unearned authority. The thing is, I like authority when it is earned: the authority of a surgeon in the operating room, the plumber under the sink, the accountant with their spreadsheet. I get the sense that they earned that authority because they already put in the hours and made the mistakes, and now they are ready to fill the space they exist in with competent decisions and well-practiced actions.
Where should a parent go to earn the authority to prevent their three-year-old from climbing on the cabinets?
Do you think teachers have authority which is unearned, then?