/sci/ - Science & Math

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>Well, for one thing we could stop making 6-10 year olds sit still in classrooms for 4 hours at a time in the first place.
But most children do fine in classrooms for 4 hours at a time.
>I think that does a lot of damage to a young mind
Despite you believing that, it generally doesn't.
>that holds consequences for adult life.
Yes, school and education are incredibly important for your adult life. This thread is a good example of why education is so important, and how the American schooling systems are failing to prepare students with a basic understanding of the world. We can start by having higher qualifications for public teachers, and by paying them more.
>We've created a world where there are some people who want to go outside and work with their hands and engage in physical activity but those people are told that's bad and low-class
I'm not sure that this is the case. In my high school there was a program specifically designed to prepare students who were interested in going into trades.
>Because it's a nuclear solution
Just because you use fear mongering words like "nuclear" doesn't mean there's actually any reason to be frightened of them. Clinical outcomes are good, and safety profiles are high.
> and how people are often unable to come off those medications later even if they want to can be absolutely devastating.
Just because you read about someone who had a hard time discontinuing them on the internet doesn't mean they are statistically significant. And if a medication is effective, and safe, why would one even need to discontinue taking them?