@dominik · read in 2020
A fascinating read exploring the eternal nature v. nurture debate, informed by the latest research. Importantly argues from a perspective of children as their own agents (children are people too!), e.g.
To mix metaphors, or at least switch from one involving wet clay to one involving a chalkboard, the child is not simply a blank slate that others write on. Rather, at least to some extent, the child plays the roles of the slate being written on, the chalk doing the writing, and the person holding the chalk.