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[quote=Anonymous]Our middle school child is multi-talented and has attended (test-in) school and middle school magnets.  She tests well and gets high grades (mostly As and the occasional B).  She is also a reasonably competent athlete and an overall nice person, although she can be a bit lazy (loves to lay on the couch and read; needs to be pushed to help around the house).

A few years ago she took up the violin and has done very well - she is diligent about practicing and both her (private) teacher and the middle school instrumental music teacher have commented (without being asked) that she has talent.

Last night we were talking about the auditions for the (state-wide) honors orchestra and she was ~meh~ about it.  When we pressed her for reason for not wanting to audition, she said "I don't want to work that hard."

I was kind of gobsmacked by this comment and didn't even know what to say.  I did tell her that in our family we expect that we all work hard, that achievement is its own reward, and that she might want to think about what she means when she says that.

Like all parents, we want her to succeed, and we know that intelligence alone is meaningless.  She needs to want to succeed.

How would you react to such a statement?[/quote]

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