Re:How fast should you accelerate your kid in math?
by agentgumshoe on Sunday July 30, 2023 @07:15PM
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Oh for sure, if you're going to try and replicate 'the classroom' at home it's going to be pain. It needs some different thinking, especially around what the child does and doesn't actually need. As I said, it's not perfect, and people get it 'wrong,' but we're comparing to schools here (generalisation, there are of course very good schools and teachers around), which I don't think represents 'good' to compare to. It is a parent's prerogative if they wish to instill religious dogma and ignorance into their kids, unless we think we should enforce social conformity broader than what is created in the classroom?
Schools are certainly not busy ensuring kids have strong critical thinking skills. Just look at the way universities are shutting down troubling topic debates for the mindsets arriving there.
I'm curious what does 'enough socialising' mean?