Yeah, yeah everybody complains about math not being pertinent to daily life. But the fact is that practicing basic math skills early is crucial to being able to do simple math quickly in your head later in life, to the point where you might not even realize how much you benefited from it because that level of math is too easy for you to consider what it took to get there. I'll give you the Oregon Trail thing though. I always felt like that game was more meant for middle schoolers then 4th graders.

Not really sure I learned anything from Number Muncher. TBH, I didn't even learn what dysentery was until much later in life.

However, I did learn that convincing my mom Space Quest was educational was a good way to game the system.

Total non-issue. We had Math Blaster and Number Muncher when I was in elementary school over 30 years ago. Who gives a shit if they get to do something fun while learning? I swear, some parents get amnesia about their own childhood as soon as they have kids.

Yeah I think a big part of helicopter parenting is literally just because of cars. My parents were pretty helicopter-ish when I was growing up, and they always justified it by saying if I was allowed to go out on my own I might get hit by a car. And they had a point. People die all the time by getting hit by cars, but we’re so used to it that we just consider that the cost of doing business

Growing up in the 80's, I remember summers of just going out the door in the morning and coming back when I was hungry or when the sun was setting. It was a great way to grow up.

Cars are really bad for society.

As a gen-x person who grew up in a much more free-range parenting environment, I agree.

Helicopter parenting does no favors to the kids.

There was massive scare in America about kids being stolen. Doesn't help with ppl like epstien being active. Also obnoxious family and neighbors willing to call cps on you over petty squabbles. Then as they got older there is also the concern kids left to There own devices will get into gangs, drugs, and/or end up a dancer at the pink pony club.

I am Danish and traveled to America last year. My biggest culture shock (other than the giant cars everywhere) was how parents treated their children. I spent a long time on campgrounds all around California, and every single parent I met seemed crazy afraid of letting their children roam and have fun. Some even put leashes on their kids (!!!).

Thing is, when you post on the internet, you don't get to decide what people focus on.

Especially when the example museum is built by a slave nation.

I think you're missing the point. The title is what I'm suggesting. Thanks for the comment, though.

The classic movie certainly will.

How many slaves died building the Museum of the Future Dubai?