Saturday: Growing Up, Dumbing Down?
"Everyone is born a genius, but the process of living de-geniuses them." -R. Buckminster Fuller
I think it's rather more complicated than that. Okay, yes, kids have a simpler outlook on things that sometimes grown-ups could take a few cues from.
On the other hand, who here hasn't looked at their teenage years and cringed at some of the stupid stuff they've done? I'd like to think I'm smarter than that me, not dumber than her. Intelligence comes in a lot of different flavors, after all, and I think you only improve in some of them over time. At least, that's my hope.
I think it's rather more complicated than that. Okay, yes, kids have a simpler outlook on things that sometimes grown-ups could take a few cues from.
On the other hand, who here hasn't looked at their teenage years and cringed at some of the stupid stuff they've done? I'd like to think I'm smarter than that me, not dumber than her. Intelligence comes in a lot of different flavors, after all, and I think you only improve in some of them over time. At least, that's my hope.