Monday, December 23, 2019

Specialized skills

 PSA: There is actually an important difference between "Not everyone" and "No one." People seem to grasp this in general, but manage to forget it in debates about educational policy.

"Everyone should be required to learn how to perform heart surgery."
"No, that's really impractical and unnecessary for the overwhelming majority of people."
"So you're saying NO ONE should learn to perform heart surgery? WOW, I HOPE YOU NEVER NEED A HEART SURGEON!"
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