While I think this book looks excellent, it also seems to embrace a fundamental flaw in the teaching of young people.
It’s an issue that I am slightly obsessed with.
We tell our children to be themselves. Be different. Blaze their own trail. Ignore peer pressure. Find their own style.
But unless those differences allow you to guide Santa’s sleigh on a foggy night (as is the case for Rudolph) or fly (as is the case for Dumbo), you are likely to lead a difficult life. People will punish you for being different. Nonconformity breeds contempt.
You may ultimately succeed, but it will never be as easy as your parents and teachers make it seem.
Nor will it be as easy as this book seems to imply.
