learned stupidity
n.— «This (learned stupidity) is a new term that we have coined at the WB. We try to teach children things that are beyond their age and when children fail to learn them we call them stupid. The fact is that our children are not stupid, it is we who are making them acquire stupidity. This is detrimental for them.» —“Don’t teach your kid beyond his age” by Amrita Chaudhry Ludhiana (New Delhi, India) Mar. 23, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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