The Importance of Treating Children as People

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I feel like the other teachers around me were sort of maybe stuck in the system to some extent. There's a lot of opportunities in our adult lives to look more candidly at the systems that we're inside of. And I think being able to just sort of step fully into the universe that's right in front of you and work with it is a skill that applies not just to kids, but to everybody.

Why do "antagonistic" teachers exist in popular culture but not in the classroom? What happens to student outcomes when "antagonistic" learning is implemented in real classrooms? What is the Field Theory of Parenting? What are things that we can do for others but can't do for ourselves? How can we notice and utilize costly and unfakeable signals? What is the core definition of civilization? How can we influence others ethically? Is explicit communication always better than implicit?

Duncan wants to leave the universe noticeably different than it was before he arrived, and he's currently trying to do this through making things and teaching people. He has a background in LEGO, parkour, and middle grades education, and is easily manipulated by people quoting Ender's Game. You can find out more about him at thirdfoundation.github.io.

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