We know that people learn and develop in different ways

We know that people learn and develop in different ways, but these unique behaviors are lost in our schools and companies that focus on the mythical average person. This model, designed for the average person, ignores our differences and does not recognize our talents. Todd Rose: So, if we say that the average doesn’t work, and we shouldn’t pay attention to type or classification, how can we understand the individual? This is a science that I’m a part of, and we focus on three principles: Gap, Context, and Pathways. Rose presents compelling evidence that our society regularly accepts arbitrary accounts of what the medium is. I have seen young people literally crumble before my eyes when they compare themselves to a meaningless standard called “average.” There is no such thing as average–there is only an infinite capacity for human potential and lucidity. What better way to run a factory or teach at a university? Todd Rose argues that we should stop accepting Taylor’s idea that we measure success by averages and instead take an individualistic approach. Todd Rose: There are certain ideas as an average person that are so ingrained in our society-from how we think about newborns and their health, to how we build schools and workplaces, to how we practice medicine, etc. – That we don’t even know how to measure success. – That we don’t even question some of the basic assumptions. Todd Rose refutes the myth that our success can be measured by a simple grade or average, whether it be a grade, the result of a standardized test, or passing a practice. In The End of Average, Rose, a rising star in the new field of personality science, shows that no one is average. Interweaving science, history, and “her” personal experience as a high school dropout, Rose offers a compelling alternative to understanding personality through averages: the three principles of individuality. Since almost all of the characteristics discussed in this book are distributed according to a normal distribution, it makes sense to depart from the mean if no additional information is available. The author points out that despite these moves toward individualization, our world has had a philosophy of the average that we have carried with us since the early days of the industrial revolution, when pioneers of education and industry learned to adapt to education and mass production.

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