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0 pointsRetric3y ago0 comments

There is a real difference between giving your kids the tools to succeed and forcing them down a narrow path.

IMO, everyone should know the basics of a wide range of things from cooking to statistics. It’s just a question of diminishing returns. Failing to understand the basics of say investing is really costly even if all they do is dump 90% of their money into a low cost S&P 500 fund and forget about it that’s vastly better than what most people do.

The same applies to school, teach your kids the basics of reading and math let’s them coast for years.

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skeeter20203y ago

> IMO, everyone should know the basics of a wide range of things from cooking to statistics.

maybe, but the person here is 5 years old, and probably shouldn't be doing statistics nor cooking.

>> teach your kids the basics of reading and math let’s them coast for years.

Why would this be considered a good outcome?

stevekemp3y ago

Cooking is something that very small children do enjoy, though their input is a little limited it's not impossible for them to help.

Our child started stirring soup, mixing dough, and putting icing on cookies around the age of three. When he was four he started chopping tomatoes, and placing them on pizzas, as well as the other toppings.

I'd not trust him to touch an oven, though he sometimes watches the cooking occur and says "Daddy it's ready now", but I do let him stir things in a wok, or chop carrots/cucumbers/similar things.

RetricOP3y ago

> Why would this be considered a good outcome?

Because it minimizes stress and let’s them better explore their interests be that dinosaurs or dolls. Even little kids find reading and arithmetic useful.

beaconstudios3y ago

most people don't have enough savings for investing advice to matter. An understanding of the job market would be pretty universally useful though.

RetricOP3y ago

Even questions like should I buy the expensive car battery or the cheap one is an investment.

beaconstudios3y ago

true, but you were talking about investing in the financial sense before. Having good money sense should definitely be taught in school, but few will benefit from an education in investing.

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0 pointsRetric3y ago0 comments

There is a real difference between giving your kids the tools to succeed and forcing them down a narrow path.

The same applies to school, teach your kids the basics of reading and math let’s them coast for years.

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skeeter20203y ago

> IMO, everyone should know the basics of a wide range of things from cooking to statistics.

maybe, but the person here is 5 years old, and probably shouldn't be doing statistics nor cooking.

>> teach your kids the basics of reading and math let’s them coast for years.

Why would this be considered a good outcome?

stevekemp3y ago

Cooking is something that very small children do enjoy, though their input is a little limited it's not impossible for them to help.

I'd not trust him to touch an oven, though he sometimes watches the cooking occur and says "Daddy it's ready now", but I do let him stir things in a wok, or chop carrots/cucumbers/similar things.

RetricOP3y ago

> Why would this be considered a good outcome?

Because it minimizes stress and let’s them better explore their interests be that dinosaurs or dolls. Even little kids find reading and arithmetic useful.

beaconstudios3y ago

most people don't have enough savings for investing advice to matter. An understanding of the job market would be pretty universally useful though.

RetricOP3y ago

Even questions like should I buy the expensive car battery or the cheap one is an investment.

beaconstudios3y ago

true, but you were talking about investing in the financial sense before. Having good money sense should definitely be taught in school, but few will benefit from an education in investing.

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