Parents enthusiastically embrace astrological talent charts presented as scientific

Evidence

In our kindergarten, we were invited to an information event. The topic was how to recognize and promote the talents and abilities of the next generation. The speaker presented a program that was supposedly scientifically proven. With the help of the date and time of birth, a chart would be created for each child, which could be used to identify talents and limitations. I was immediately skeptical and even during the lecture I read critical reports on the Internet on my smartphone. However, my objections bounced off the lecturer, and I was shocked at how many of the parents hung on his every word and enthusiastically embraced his parenting instructions. — Holm Gero Hümmler, Ulrike Schiesser, Fact and Prejudice, 492

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• CANDY: A striking anecdote: kindergarten parents eagerly adopt birth-chart talent profiling presented as ‘scientifically proven.’