0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Fabs OP 14h \ parent \ on: Raising a child into being a good human, instead of being a good worker. mostly_harmless
Clear, the nice thing is that you can also teach some basics in regards to philosophy, sociology and psychology, something which isn't a given in schools.
It's about the contents teached, and motivation of schools that I'm aiming at; and the first 18 -to 25 years are dominated by school.
Hm, I'm with ya on that all the way, but man: "Zorro" absolutely had shit together, that's almost a bit too much of the good! 😜
How are you going to do that? Does one of the two of you stay home and teach the child? Hire a teacher and have him do 1:1 lessons? A bit of both?
Hm, hmm hm hm... I don't think we'll reach consensus here, but you raise some valid points, especially about the West being spoiled, that's very much true...
Hm, I think the biggest obstacle to that is that many parents find themselves in a spot where they have to work two jobs, which will inevitably chip away at the quality of parenting which they can offer.
"*It is also very important not to simply abandon your children, whether at daycare or at school. *"
Yep, I'm absolutely with you on that, since it's quite common where I live for people to quite literally only see their kids in the morning and after working hours; they're pretty much raised by others, not because their parents exactly want to, but because they have to work two full-time jobs.
Hm, I don't see the added benefit of slaving away 40 hours a week, only to make ends meet.
The only work I've been finding to be fulfilling is often times work I don't get paid for [in fiat], but work that stems from someone being in need, or something I'll benefit of myself.
Damn, that's a really smart move!
You work with and for the professionals, and get things for a reduced price -or even free!
I'm also more of a garden-for-the-bees-and insects type, since a vegetable garden can cause quite some work and headache's, I'll remember your take, solid!
Hm, one could enlarge this and state that a welfare-state (like Germany) drives a trench between men and women as well, as men aren't "depended" upon as much as before, since the state can take care of things.
I think that both your's and the above are a double-edged sword in many ways.
"If I were writing this question I'd say "good human, instead of a good citizen". I don't think the work is the problem."
Hm, that might have made a better title indeed...
There are indeed many things we should strive to improve on, but also many "bullshit" jobs.
Do you think that we should sacrifice those, and focus on the important jobs?
I think the problem is that materialism and consumerism has been turned into a virtue, rather than a vice.