glhast
Joined 4 years ago
Joined 4 years ago
Feels like K8s cult, overly focused on the cleverness of _how_ something is built versus _what_ is being built.
Let's say you could vibe your own replacement to a $20/month app in 16 hours. Congratulations, you did work valued at an $15/hour less token expenses (over 1 year).
I'm considering both Montessori and non-Montessori for my own child right now too. FWIW the standard school looks fun too, albeit with more structure. I'm touring my old Montessori school in January. Curious to see how it's evolved in the last 20+ years.
It's likely that school just becomes more unenjoyable as "academic performance" takes the place of "child development".
I loved it. The teachers let me teach an art and drawing class in 2nd grade. Another student taught an algebra class (he's a brilliant cancer researcher now). I co-wrote, illustrated, and sold a comic book with another classmate in 4th grade during class time.
It allowed me to complete the curriculum on my own time and held me accountable.
Montessori was something I made my own, not something that was happening to me.
The transition out wasn't that bad. I did 5th grade again (June baby) at a standard private school. The biggest things: - I had never written a formal essay, or an essay outline. - I had never taken nor prepared for a real test
Like others here, I never really enjoyed school as much after Montessori.
For the right kid, it can cultivate curiosity, independence, collaboration, and a love for self managed learning. For the wrong kid, it can be an unstructured nightmare.
I still would have built it today, what I was unsure of was whether I would have learned GLSL.
The models have been sub-par at writing shaders until recently. Without the friction of needing to learn the language itself to build it, I don't know if I would have.
The most fun I have today is trying to innovate new interesting techniques, which I wouldn't be able to do with the models alone.