“I would totally have worn a clown suit to school. My serious conversations were with books, not with other children.”
The same goes for me.
But then, our teachers told us not to be afraid to ask “silly” questions and express weird ideas. If you aren’t the best and you aren’t nearly the worst student, a lot of others would be thinking along same lines at the moment. Our teachers pointed that our… and it helped, actually. Well, it wasn’t your average school.
“But if you think you would totally wear that clown suit, then don’t be too proud of that either! It just means that you need to make an effort in the opposite direction to avoid dissenting too easily.”
The age takes care of that. It fills you with “cached ideas” and an overhealming need for security. Maturity (it isn’t nearly as positive a thing, as it may sound) makes you a conservator.
“I would totally have worn a clown suit to school. My serious conversations were with books, not with other children.”
The same goes for me. But then, our teachers told us not to be afraid to ask “silly” questions and express weird ideas. If you aren’t the best and you aren’t nearly the worst student, a lot of others would be thinking along same lines at the moment. Our teachers pointed that our… and it helped, actually. Well, it wasn’t your average school.
“But if you think you would totally wear that clown suit, then don’t be too proud of that either! It just means that you need to make an effort in the opposite direction to avoid dissenting too easily.”
The age takes care of that. It fills you with “cached ideas” and an overhealming need for security. Maturity (it isn’t nearly as positive a thing, as it may sound) makes you a conservator.