Are you raising responsible children? Or are you raising smart children?

I love this article about raising smart versus responsible kids.

In her article Paz takes the very traditional meaning of responsibility in the sense that we have obligations to do things in a certain way. And in that sense, I completely agree with her.

Society is evolving and the world is changing. And with the economic and environmental challenges that the world is facing today, I’d rather see some smart and creative adults tomorrow than responsible and conforming ones.

I do have certain reserves about including children in very important decisions, because I believe that our role as parents is also to give a secure structure and environment to our children and that includes to me bearing the opportunities and challenges of such decisions.

And at the end of the day, I believe that if you raise smart kids… they’ll definitely be responsible too!