On 2/17/19 9:18 AM, Robert wrote:
Here's a contrary view (sorta): https://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=614054515
But it's not really contrary, because Gopnik concedes that you can't just ignore the competition. The Times article I sent wasn't arguing that the hyper-competition is good for kids! We're all really on the same page here; bringing up kids to win a competition is bad for them, in lots of different ways, from lack of sleep to inability to think independently, but if you opt out, the kid will end up economically hurt.