No Channel Channel.

There is no better teacher than jumping in and doing. When someone is genuinely passionate and interested in something, let them run with it.

https://map.simonsarris.com/p/school-is-not-enough

Loved this read. A couple choice quotes:

“In my examples, the individuals were all doing from a young age as opposed to merely attending school. And while they may not have wanted to work, the work was nonetheless something that they, their families, and society felt was useful, purposeful, and appreciated. In a sense, they had useful childhoods.

Do children today have useful childhoods?”

“Modern schooling began as a track to be left as soon as you found something worthwhile to do with your life. But it has since morphed into an attempt at systematizing as many years of a child’s life as possible, extending well into their adulthood.”

Modern school education is focused on tests and grades, but not on the development of abilities and thinking