how to be a kid that goes places
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how to be a kid that goes places
We live in an era where a motivated 12-year-old can learn the basics of timber framing, semiconductor design, or how to bake bread that would rival world-class bakeries. They can master nearly any mechanical system or any number of programming or artistic vocations, even if no mentor lives nearby. The limit is no longer some teacher or institution
... See morefrom School Is Not Enough by Simon Sarris
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- There is no reason the world must stay this way, the internet has already rebirthed some informal skill transfer that once existed. This constitutes a beautiful reawakening of meaningful work for anyone interested, and is one of the most significant changes from prior decades. For that matter there might be more tools than ever for clever parents t... See more
from The Most Precious Resource Is Agency by Simon Sarris
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How to Be Everything: A Guide for Those Who (Still) Don't Know What They Want to Be When They Grow Up
I was entering adulthood and trying to live my childhood dream, but now, to be “authentic,” I had to be the product I had long been posting online, as opposed to the person I was growing up to be.
from Opinion | YouTube Gave Me Everything. Then I Grew Up. by New York Times
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- Expose your kids to a lot of things early, and then help them go as deep as they’re able to go on the things that excite them the most. It doesn’t matter what those things are; cultivating curiosity and depth is the point.
from How Do I Teach These Kids?! by Packy McCormick
Stuart Evans added
- Having complete responsibility for and power over my domain seemed like the ultimate rite of passage into adulthood. I’d consumed plenty of media that reinforced the idea, too. Looking back, I don’t regret my choice to try it, but I wonder what I actually proved.
from #96: Why Do We Aspire to Live Alone? by Haley Nahman
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