What amazes me about this approach is that it's simple and yet people often miss doing this in the workplace or at school. Rather than spend so much time doing exactly what everyone else is instructed to do, why can't people seek out other people who do exactly what they were told but add a twist of efficiency they personally made up while doing the task. I do believe it's easier to learn or shadow someone whose values you already align with work ethic wise and there's much to learn from acknowledging we don't know that's why we ask that stay silent and pretend to know. Nowadays, I rely on this tool chatgpt to reduce my need to look stupid by asking questions first or anticipate possible questions my mentors ask just to get on their good side and tell I'm listening.
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As much as there's "improvements" over time and also amazing school teachers who do their absolute best and genuinely make huge differences in lives and educational careers, at its most basic core, the school system is entirely about making people just shut up and do as they're told (and also accept what they're told as gospel truth that should never, ever be questioned because the people telling you so know better than you ever will), that's more or less what it was originally designed for. So the average end result isn't a big surprise.