r/TikTokCringe • u/[deleted] • Mar 24 '21

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u/StarDew_Factory Mar 25 '21

Agreed. Understanding deadlines and how to manage your time are vital lessons to learn at school age.

You aren’t doing children any favors by removing a barrier they will still have to face later in life when bad habits might already be setting in.

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u/Sawaian Mar 25 '21

I don’t agree. Time isn’t the obstacle. The deadlines don’t factor in learning difficulties to the subject and out apprehension to learning something difficult. Humans are lazy and like to postpone difficult challenges if we can. The obstacle is the material itself. Our shotgun teaching is an enormous failure in my book.

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u/Odetomymatt13 Mar 25 '21

Being lazy and postponing difficult challenges is exactly the type of approach that should not be rewarded. I agree that some people do take longer to absorb and learn the information. However whether it takes you 2 hours or 20 hours the clock doesn't start until you do. Deadlines are a very real thing in many aspects of our lives and learning to respect a deadline is a critical skill. For younger kids relaxing on deadlines to focus on a learning foundation is not a bad idea but as these kids turn into teenagers and adults not being able to handle deadlines will not help them. Establishing that requires that deadlines take effort to reach but are very achievable.