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Lillian's avatar

This is true. I had punishment oriented parents who expected you to abide by the system and all it's expectations and rules. I felt like I was constantly working against myself.

I did the complete opposite with my kids. I went into what they liked. My oldest had an entire career before he was 22 and then decided to go to college to pursue something else. My younger ones skip many grades because they self pace and learn what they most want to learn about.

We are capable of so much more when allowed to be exactly what we are supposed to be.

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thehalfhog's avatar

Good article. Elements here of Goodhart's law: https://www.cna.org/reports/2022/09/goodharts-law

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