H. Nemesis Nyx
Aug 25, 2017 · 2 min read

I am telling you, the way kids learn is through watching the behavior of adults. They read for congruence and are keen because they are in growth mindset. I’m telling you, I have a child of my own, words are only part of the story.

Maybe?

I think there’s more to it then the simple lecture.

I guess I’m not clear of what was taught your son. This time, I’m not going to own responsibility for the miscommunication. You’re not being clear.

I’m a patient woman, but this is starting to seem silly an engagement. You’ve diagnosed a population wide problem using your child’s experience as evidence and not much else.

And your child might very well be exceptional — I doubt his gifts relate to not learning through observing behavior, making mistakes and engaging with what he aims to know — and are rather more towards his conceptual understandings, readings of those around him, skillful at empathy and compassion and ability to soak up his world such that he has very little time to know where he is picking up the data that’s getting in his brain.

I think kids who are highly empathetic as yours seems to be (that much is clear) are gifted in ways that we as their parents don’t realize. Up to and including sponging up the actions of the adults they are to observe.

Just consider the level of intelligence I’m suggesting of your son. Seems I’m paying a compliment and not attempting to invalidate what you’ve said.

Still N of 1 is not statistically relevant, so your point hasn’t yet landed. You’re welcome to try again if you like.

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