Yesterday, ABC news reported Prof Kane, chief scientist, NSW,
believes that kids that challenge authority and/or question
authority are potential great scientists and entrepreneurs and aust
must create a separate school for teaching these kids. When
asked whether there is any study that support this. She said
currently only north america is investigating but she said aust
could not afford to wait for research results as its productivity
has gone negative. When asked whether this is reward for bad
behaviour she said no but no backup. I thought the westerners
always pride themselves that their education system allow for talk
back as the same as questioning to promote creativity
already. However, I do not believe creativity and
entrepreneurship can be taught this way. Questionings and
idea exploration after passionate thinking can beget creativity and
entrepreneurship - not cheap quick questioning and talk back.
dare to challenge authority could also imply willingness to
break the law which in turn implies they are also more likely to be
criminals. hmmm...
but it's also important to have somebody to challenge the status
quo because otherwise it'll be like a herd of sheeps blindly
following somebody.