Originally Posted by
Valterain1
That's a very pretentious point of view (Or somewhat implied, but still). So. What you're basically suggesting is that we simply do not teach our children? What you're suggesting is self learning, which isn't effective by any means at all. Please elaborate.
I don't imply self-learning (you need somekind of proficiency in a field to begin with if you want to self-learn). Homeschooling is also a pretty bad idea.
I'm implying that the first 18 years of school is there to launch gifted people towards more mentally demanding jobs, and to filter the less talented out so they can go and work at a 7/11 or something similar which require almost nothing that is taught in HS.
Talented people either don't need school to teach them how to stay afloat in life, or utilize the full potential of the degree they get (even then, they aren't talented because of their degree, but because of the skillset that lies behind that piece of paper).
Last edited by ynvaser; Jun 23, 2015 at 01:13 AM.