While I think this book looks excellent, it also seems to embrace a fundamental flaw in how we teach young people.
It’s an issue I’m 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 let you guide Santa’s sleigh on a foggy night (as with Rudolph) or fly (as with 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 implies.
