The thing is, it&#x27;s not &quot;dumbing down&quot;. You can become a brilliant mathematician, or chemist, or musician; but if you are entirely lacking of everything else (communication skills, resiliency, maturity, independence, happiness) you&#x27;ll miss out on a lot of opportunities in life, and it&#x27;ll cost you dearly.<p>Children need to be encouraged to learn; but with the carrot, not the stick. Otherwise you&#x27;re just creating broken humans for the salvation of your own ego or ideals of &quot;success&quot;.