Coming of Age Stories
In this podcast, Sarah Kwong digs into beloved childhood stories, the neurobiology of being a teenager, and interviews people about what it was like for them growing up, all in the quest to understand what it means to come of age.
Coming of Age Stories
Tough love
Under what conditions do we learn best? In both fiction and real life, there is an argument to be made that greatness thrives under pressure, fear and adversity. I make the case for the ineffectiveness of such teaching methods, and reject the notion that sacrificing kindness is worth it to create a genius. This episode really serves as an introduction of a number of different concepts I want to explore in more depth later, including conditioning, corporal punishment, the emotional education of boys, and the myth of the tortured genius. It also serves as a summary of my philosophy of learning.
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Further reading:
The Uncomfortable Message in Whiplash's Dazzling Finale: https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2014/10/the-ethics-of-whiplash/381636/
Corporal Punishment of Children Should Be Banned: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-04-18/corporal-punishment-of-children-should-be-banned/11025096
The State of Research on the Effects of Physical Punishment: https://bit.ly/2ZvJYDK
Punishment in Psychology: Negative Effects of Punishment: https://veronikatait.com/posts/2018-10-21-punishment-in-psychology-negative-effects-of-punishment.html
The Study of Punishment in Psychology: https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-punishment-2795413
