[black6]

When we sit children down to do low-grade, menial clerical tasks for eight hours a day with minimal breaks, what do we expect?

[vibrio]

When we sit adults down to do low-grade, menial clerical tasks for eight hours a day with minimal breaks, what do we expect?

[bayesian_horse]

Adults who can perform knowledge work and have sufficient impulse control.

I believe that sitting children down for a couple of years, compulsory, is a strong factor in what we call civilization and the overall decrease in violence. You can think of it a bit like Zen's "just sitting" meditation practice, if you want.