Really? Walk through the curriculum starting around the 3rd grade onwards - It basically sets up a foundation for future learning in all disciplines. Reading, Writing, Arithmetic - I remember the precise instant (3rd grade) that I was introduced to the concept of a negative number. It blew my mind. And science classes theory in seventh and eights grade were awesome - if I hadn't been grinding I probably would have never learned about umbra's and penumbras, angle of reflection, etc... as well I did.
I think you get out of any experience (Sports, School, Start Ups) what you put into it. And I have to agree - the entire point of the article, that people who haven't been able to demonstrate "success" in school, do tend to be a bit more defensive than those who have. I don't know if this applies to other fields (Sports, Startups) - but it's certainly seen in schools with regards to academic achievement. (BTW, We can all agree to hate the valedectorian who not only graduated with a perfect 4.0 GPA, but also spent close to 30% of her final two years of high school traveling Europe, preparing for the winter olympics, and participating in the debate club)
I think you get out of any experience (Sports, School, Start Ups) what you put into it. And I have to agree - the entire point of the article, that people who haven't been able to demonstrate "success" in school, do tend to be a bit more defensive than those who have. I don't know if this applies to other fields (Sports, Startups) - but it's certainly seen in schools with regards to academic achievement. (BTW, We can all agree to hate the valedectorian who not only graduated with a perfect 4.0 GPA, but also spent close to 30% of her final two years of high school traveling Europe, preparing for the winter olympics, and participating in the debate club)