| sethnintendo said: ^They don't have the brain power to deduce something. Sure there are some very bright kids but in third world country with crap education they are probably even more dumb. I know a few smart kids but most kids I know are stupid. If the job required them to think of ways to solve problems they would take far longer than an adult. Have a 10-14 year old and an adult build a car that are both well trained. I bet the car that the kids produce will have far more defects and mistakes. It would take the kid 2-3 years to finally do the job right probably when an adult would learn how to do it right in a few months at most. |
We live in an odd society where adolescence has been extended far beyond its physical/biological meaning, and beyond what it is in other cultures, and we expect people around the world to operate on a similar level at a similar age. Even within our society children as young as 7 or 8 can operate at a very high level of maturity if they’re forced to; and this is often the case if the child is forced to take care of their parents or other children as is often the case where a parent is ill or has an addiction.
Or to put it another way, I think you’d be surprised that the limitations you associate with age are more often associated with culture. Now, this isn’t to say that child labour is desirable, but in a culture where it is difficult for individuals to obtain the necessities of living it is an entirely reasonable alternative.
