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zozbot234 4 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Terence Tao, at 8 years old (1984) [pdf]

These stories are quite common. It just goes to prove that the point of modern mass schooling is just to corral the kids in and provide daycare, not really an education.

eager_learner 4 months ago | [–]

Exactly! 12 years of 'knowledge' half of it useless, the other half could be taught in 3 years--if done properly.

Viliam1234 4 months ago | [–]

I think it does provide some education for the average child. It's just when you are not average that it fails you.

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