The claim that coercive schooling instills self-discipline equivocates on the word 'discipline': the self-discipline of a concert pianist or MMA fighter comes from wholeheartedly pursuing their own passion, which is the opposite of disciplining children to suppress their passions and obey—so coercion actually trains children to be unable to pursue anything wholeheartedly.

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Sarah Fitz-Claridge

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this idea of teaching children self-discipline by coercing them... is an equivocation on the word discipline

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Sarah Fitz-Claridge - Taking Children Seriously | The Lunar Society #15Dwarkesh Patel
Created: 6/13/2026, 7:01:20 PM

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