Ah, that clarifies that. I think I read “we are learning” as the teacher saying that since I’ve seen teachers use that language (e.g. “next week we’ll learn about derivatives”).
So nice that you two are able to enjoy LessWrong together. Given that this is an open threat, is there anything you (or Alex) would like to share about raising rationalists? My daughters are 3yo and 1yo, so I’m only beginning to think about this...
Alex loves using rationality to beat me in arguments, and part of why he is interested in learning about cognitive biases is to use them to explain why I’m wrong about something. I have warned him against doing this with anyone but me for now. I recommend the game Meta-Forms for your kids when they get to be 4-6. When he was much younger I would say something silly and insist I was right to provoke him into arguing against me.
It is much easier to notice the things in your situation that don’t go well than notice all the things that happen in someone else’s situation.
I’m curious; have you pointed this out to the students? If so, how did they react?
Alex Miller, my son, is one of the students.
Ah, that clarifies that. I think I read “we are learning” as the teacher saying that since I’ve seen teachers use that language (e.g. “next week we’ll learn about derivatives”).
Alex greatly enjoyed being mistaken for his teacher.
So nice that you two are able to enjoy LessWrong together. Given that this is an open threat, is there anything you (or Alex) would like to share about raising rationalists? My daughters are 3yo and 1yo, so I’m only beginning to think about this...
EDIT: I made a top-level post here.
Alex loves using rationality to beat me in arguments, and part of why he is interested in learning about cognitive biases is to use them to explain why I’m wrong about something. I have warned him against doing this with anyone but me for now. I recommend the game Meta-Forms for your kids when they get to be 4-6. When he was much younger I would say something silly and insist I was right to provoke him into arguing against me.
Has anyone gotten their parents into LessWrong yet? (High confidence that some have, but I haven’t actually observed it.)