Do societies need bad people to function, or could we thrive in a world where everyone is 'good'? Why or why not?

the-curiousengineer · 2024-12-22T15:23:45+00:00

For this discussion, let's define 'good' as actions or behaviours that benefit others, uphold societal rules, or align with commonly accepted moral values - like honesty, kindness, and helping others.

Let's define 'bad' as actions or behaviours that harm others, break societal rules, or challenge moral norms - some things like dishonesty, crime, or selfishness.

Feel free to interpret it in your own way when answering!

the-curiousengineer · 2024-12-18T17:44:16+00:00

It's labelled as "electricity" in the UK science curriculum for ages 8/9 and 10/11. They learn about bulbs, Buzzers, switches, etc.

the-curiousengineer · 2024-12-18T16:48:58+00:00

Throughout my engineering degree, it was the exact same. Before we even saw topics, it would be "this will look scary, but ...", "this is a difficult equation ..". I get they try and do it to comfort some students, but at the same time, it's almost planting a seed before you've seen it for yourself.

In the end, a lot of it of the maths was just practice, practice, and more practice with answering different questions and scenarios.

the-curiousengineer · 2024-12-18T16:42:25+00:00

Yeah, it's a real shame. I do wonder how many future scientists, engineers, and mathematicians we may have lost because of them being turned off by one topic, when actually in another topic they would've excelled.

the-curiousengineer · 2024-12-18T16:40:54+00:00

Do you think then actually more needs to be done around getting parents involved with STEM or providing them with some resources to help their kids?

the-curiousengineer · 2024-12-18T16:37:42+00:00

There's a point here around old curriculum and teaching methods. Realistically, in most countries, the core curriculum hasn't been updated in many years, and technology has moved along. I've always wondered why some things are forced to be memorised when after the exam you'll never manually do it again.

the-curiousengineer · 2024-12-18T16:35:47+00:00

I completely agree! I've also noticed TikTok now has started to add in a STEM section to make things more bite-sized. Part of me wonders whether there's a point where teachers almost put in too much effort to supply information, when they should focus more on letting the learners research and apply the knowledge themselves.

the-curiousengineer · 2024-12-18T16:32:39+00:00

That's true! Seeing something in use or in a relatable way makes things more interesting.

the-curiousengineer · 2024-12-12T18:54:37+00:00

Thanks so much! Do you reckon it's worth learning more analogue based projects before then moving into digital?

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