Hacker News Reader

Delighted to see this finally make the front page. I submitted it just a few days ago, but it was quickly buried: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10309001

My favorite part starts at 40:50: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJzi9R_55Iw&feature=youtu.be...

Paraphrasing:

“Our goal is not to measure "answers right per test", or "test passed per year", but rather Sistine Chapel Ceilings per lifetime.”

That gives me goosebumps every time I think about it.

View on HN

This is a strange quote, since a Sistine-Chapel-Ceiling can only be painted by an individual with great skill and thousands of hours of deliberate practice.

Well, the context is educating children. Particularly, Kay's premise was that kids are naturally creative, curious, and artistic. He was concerned with process of developing a child along their "stylistic" axis, which opposed the conventional process of education that "beats the style out of them".

Artistic skill is the product of thousands of hours of deliberate practice. But, there's an idea that the motivation for that kind of practice comes from a desire to develop a style that's all your own.

Reply on news.ycombinator.com