I agree to some extent with what you’re saying—but in today’s society, (at least in the U.S. and, to my understanding, many parts of East Asia) children are subjected to optimization pressures from colleges and other selective institutions. I think there’s a lack in clarity of thought in society at large about the effect this has on children, and more importantly, what childhood ought to be.
To your point, less optimization pressure on children does not seem to result in less achievement in adulthood—so perhaps that’s the direction we ought to be aiming for?
I agree to some extent with what you’re saying—but in today’s society, (at least in the U.S. and, to my understanding, many parts of East Asia) children are subjected to optimization pressures from colleges and other selective institutions. I think there’s a lack in clarity of thought in society at large about the effect this has on children, and more importantly, what childhood ought to be.
To your point, less optimization pressure on children does not seem to result in less achievement in adulthood—so perhaps that’s the direction we ought to be aiming for?