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Matt Bateman@mbatemanalmost 2 years ago

Met a family this weekend who sent their son to progressive, creativity-centric elementary programs. He’s 13 now, and they asked him what he wanted for middle school. “I just want a school where the teachers know things and will explain the answers.” Common and worth reflection

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9/18/2023
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Matt Bateman@mbatemanalmost 2 years ago
Replying to @mbateman

Interesting how many assumptions people have to make to try to make sense of this IMO your priors should be very low that: * 13yo is lazy * 13yo just likes complaining * 13yo yearns for compliance * 13yo is low achieving or low agency * Prior school was terrible in some way

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9/19/2023
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Matt Bateman@mbatemanalmost 2 years ago
Replying to @mbateman

Of course any one of these things might be true, but a face read is that good people like cavorting with competent experts as part of their learning process, that this gets *more* true the more you know, and that this preference is entirely reasonable

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9/19/2023