this both seems like a breakthrough and also something that should be common knowledge. something ive often wondered about is how were there so many pure geniuses in the time period between say 150 years ago going back to antiquity, and now genius is measured by how much knowledge can be recalled? and how is it that the common soldier was so very eloquent, when by conventional wisdom they should be drooling fools? well, one stark detail stands out that has to do with what i am saying. in the "old days" children of all ages were taught in the same room. 8 year olds were learning the same things that 13 year olds were learning, and 13 year olds were recognized as young adults.  "we" have taken education and made it focus on lack instead of potential. "a childs mind is something other than an adults mind, and it must be remedied". and, where there is actually lack is that, adults have given up on the potential of a childs mind. sans literal retardation a childs mind is no different than an adults mind, save that have not yet gathered experience and wisdom and as such can not yet make sound decisions. after coming to this conclusion i modified my approach to teaching my children. i threw out the "well respected" curriculums that i had been using and wrote my own, and structured these curriculums in a manner that if they were to be compared to a "modern education" equivalent would be considered junior college level. in other words i approached it as if i was training an adult in the subject matter, not dumbing down anything but taking the time to explain the lessons as if the student was an adult who was simply never exposed to, for instance, algebra.
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