  The idea that the electron is an extended charged object the spinning of
which is responsible for its magnetic moment is shown to require a sizable
portion of the electron to spin at speeds very close to the speed of light, and
in fact to explode within an unacceptably short time, ~1E-31 s. The
experimentally well-established magnetic moment of elementary particles such as
the electron therefore must be accepted as an intrinsic property, with no need
for classical models based on spatially extended objects. Emphasizing these
facts in education, as early as possible, is important to the framing of the
proper mind-set.
