Rejection Massively Reduces I.Q.
A new British study shows that rejection can dramatically reduce a person’s analytical reasoning and increase a person’s level of aggression.
The way I see it, when it comes to kids, two options to counteract this would be to eliminate as much as possible the chance of rejection or to find a way to teach kids to understand rejection and how to deal with it. Since rejection exists in adult life, it shouldn’t be taken out of children’s experience; they should be taught how to handle it without aggression.
The thing is, this study does not mention children at all. It does not go into detail about the ages of the subjects and only goes so far to say that they are “students.”
The article merely touches on the problem but doesn’t really say how this information can be used in the student’s favor.
I’ve always found it very interesting that so many parents want any aspect of competiveness (spell?) taken out of the school. Yet, like you mentioned, they’ll still have to worry about it as they grow up. How do they think the student will react to having to audition for a scholarship or even just for the chance to play (music) at any college or university? I’m glad I had to audition even in high school because the concept wasn’t foreign to me later on. I was prepared to hear “yes” or “no”. The training however, did come from my parents. Teachers are there to facilitate oportunities, but I won’t go there right now.
I’m not a parent yet and let me tell ‘ya, the thought of becoming one scares me to bits. My hat’s off to those who are.
For many people the audition process is a good example of competition. And for those who aren’t challenged by kids in their high school, there are options in regional and state groups to give them the chance to compete/audition against people they would not have had the chance to in their own high school.The thought of my friends having kids scare me more than having one myself… though I wouldn’t want to have one alone.