Replying to Avatar Bill Cypher

I think about this idea often. Those with a programming background would call this an overloaded operator. They also know to watch out, they cause unexpected outcomes sometimes.

I wonder what it does to little kids in school that we use the same exact phrase for intentional murder as a spelling error? Surely we can create more clarity than "that was wrong" for both provides.

I may sound crazy, but I have known kids who clearly internalized mistakes on tests as a moral failing.
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⚡️🌱🌙 2y ago

Most people learn to think within their native language and I would bet a lot of the words you hear in your younger years map to linking the neuron networks in your brain as you develop and build understanding of the world.

I was reading this morning about how 3 year olds who have had below average verbal engagement, have measurably underdeveloped brains by age 5.

Then you think to screen time and how much we distract little kids into obedience and it gets quite concerning quite quickly.

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Bill Cypher 2y ago

People thought I was crazy when I insisted on no baby talk with my kids. Talk to them like miniature adults only. Of course they are also surprised by the size of their vocabulary and quality of sentence structure for their age.

If you have kids you owe it to yourself to read some of Richard Feynman's memoir stuff. He talks a lot about how his dad instilled a scientific mindset in him.