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Kids These Days: Human Capital and the Making of Millennials

Book by Malcolm Harris · 3 quotes · Adolescence, Childhood, Parenting

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“It’s a contradiction: Kids have to be taught how to use tools that will help them reduce their work-time, without it actually reducing their work-time.”

Childhood Capitalism Adolescence Teenagers Work Life Balance Millennials

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“A hypercompetitive environment sets parents up for dreams of champion children, and then for almost inevitable heartbreak. Millennials of all abilities have grown up in the shadow of these expectations, expectations that by definition, only a very few of us can fulfill.”

Kids Childhood Expectations Adolescence Teenagers Teen Years

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“School authorities warn students that any deviant behavior on a child’s part is irresponsible because it could have severe and long-lasting consequences for their future, and then they enforce unreasonably harsh disciplinary standards that have severe and long-lasting consequences for the child’s future. That’s not a warning, it’s a promise.”

Learning Childhood Students Mistakes Adolescence Consequences Teen Years

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