| Each person is unique and it is that individuality | | | | everyone equal, people are not equal; not |
| that we as a whole draw strength from. We | | | | genetically and certainly not through different |
| should use such advantages to our benefit. Plato | | | | experience of nurturing. For instance I am a |
| often wrote about this in The Republic, that each | | | | terrible accountant and could be good at that but |
| member of a society ought to do what they are | | | | it would be a living hell for me to try. This would |
| best at and be alleviated from responsibility of | | | | serve no one if I were assigned to that position, |
| those things they are not good at, which can be | | | | would it? An accountant may be less suited for |
| done by others. The individual and the society gain | | | | the activities that I tend to excel in.We are so |
| the most using this methodology. Why have we | | | | quick to judge and label people with disorders or |
| not considered this wise advice in our culture? | | | | categorize them and duly place them where |
| Instead we often put people into jobs they are | | | | society has agreed upon in advance that they |
| unsuited for in patience, competence and ability. | | | | must be, rather than looking into the individual. |
| Who benefits? Would a Football team, which | | | | Schools are too quick to prescribe students as |
| actually wants to win the game do that? After all; | | | | ADHD and put them on Prozac. We should be |
| the guy with the strong foot and lanky build ought | | | | finding out where the superior traits can do the |
| to be the kicker, not a lineman, for he would only | | | | most good. From our studies of different people |
| be good for one play.Yet as our world becomes | | | | we find that lower intelligence levels find |
| more PC, we seem to be too worried about | | | | themselves happier in repetitive jobs. |
| hurting feelings in the real world and try to make | | | | |