YSK about the Matthew Effect: small differences in ability…
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YSK about the Matthew Effect: small differences in ability or opportunity can compound over time, while early disadvantages can also compound and become harder to overcome. This can help you stop comparing yourself or your children to people who are further ahead.
**Why YSK:** The Matthew Effect describes how an initial advantage can lead to further advantages over time, while an early disadvantage can make it harder to catch up. The term was inspired by a passage from the Gospel of Matthew (Matthew 25:29):
“**For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath**.”
**So constantly comparing yourself or your children to people who are further ahead may be less useful than encouraging progress, curiosity, and effort even when the effort seems small. Small improvements can provide the motivation and practice needed to build further skills.**
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew\_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_effect
#education
**Why YSK:** The Matthew Effect describes how an initial advantage can lead to further advantages over time, while an early disadvantage can make it harder to catch up. The term was inspired by a passage from the Gospel of Matthew (Matthew 25:29):
“**For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath**.”
**So constantly comparing yourself or your children to people who are further ahead may be less useful than encouraging progress, curiosity, and effort even when the effort seems small. Small improvements can provide the motivation and practice needed to build further skills.**
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew\_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_effect
#education
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