[the invisib1e hand]

hurry up, science, baptise common sense so that this idiot generation can think it’s ok to use it.

[Nervous Tick]

>> hurry up, science, baptise common sense so that this idiot generation can think it’s ok to use it.

That’s hilarious, and so true.

Although “baptise” might not be the appropriate metaphor to use with this “idiot generation”. Maybe “Hurry up, science, gay marry commone sense etc.”

[ottbmare]

The fact is that in primary and secondary education in most schools, self-control really is a better predictor of success than intelligence. You can be smart all day long, but if you don't control your wandering mind and discipline yourself to sit down and do the homework, you won't do well on tests, you won't turn homework in, you won't have the knowledge base to cope with pop quizzes. The self-controlled child might not have the same raw intellectual wattage, but he has only to sit down in the afternoon and apply himself to his books to do well. The demands of our educational system are not so great that a moderate intelligence combined with good study habits can't cause a child to excel.