Yes, one can always take anything too far. But if I had to guess, I’d say that the current average levels of discipline, structure, and expectation are below-optimal. (I base this on the relative maturity and accomplishment of those students of mine for whose life-structure I have some data.)
Here’s the article that got me thinking about this in the first place.
Every school has one: the student who always seems to plan ahead, never melts down, and somehow remembers every deadline. They look magical from the outside. But the truth is simpler, and far more encouraging. That student isn’t a productivity unicorn. They’ve built a...
Kat sailed through elementary and middle school. Her parents never had to hover over her homework. She aced every test, spoke up in class, and finished assignments in minutes. Then came ninth grade. Her grades slipped, she stopped raising her hand — she seemed…...
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