Originally Posted by Chris F Early America school system ( after
the war about the time of Jefferson)actually took only the best
of the best and the others were required to become trade
apprentices. So Preachers, doctors, lawyers were hand picked and
the rest were sent to shop class. Just imagine if we did that
today. Kids who were bright and could excel were pushed. Kids
who were Kardashians were sent to learn a career. The public
school system today is severely flawed. This is why other
countries beat us in science, math, etc etc. I believe most kids
in those days were home-schooled as well, not processed through
a government-run public school system like cattle. Ben Franklin
was also a self-taught writer. So there is something to be said
for ambition. I think parents need to instill in their kids an
intrinsic motivation for achievement. Simply upping the pay
scale of certain jobs only creates extrinsic motivation. For
those who might not be familiar with the differences. When
someone is extrinsically motiv