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[quote=Anonymous]I have a 15-year-old, too. She manages her own homework but she is involved in a sport and a few other activities that require driving. Mostly, I offer behind-the-scenes emotional support and encouragement because we as a society have made high school a zero-sum, high-stakes endeavor with no margin for error. At least, that's the message the kids are receiving in various ways. I don't have to apply pressure, she is already stressed out all on her own by virtue of the pressure cooker she resides in, and she attends a decent, but not in a marquee, HS. The needs are different these days, but they are still there. We need a detente in the college arms race. It isn't helping anyone.[/quote]
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