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[quote=Anonymous]Both of my kids do very well academically in school and on standardized tests but this wasn't always the case. Before my oldest started K, I had a very relaxed attitude towards learning.  I read with my kids every night and did workbooks with them but not consistently.  Once they started school, I realized how incredibly hard that I needed to work with them so that they would be academically successful/competitive.  When my oldest was in K, I was told by my daughter's teacher that she was behind.  I've worked with both of my kids and now they are both very good students.  My oldest one consistently earns top marks on standardized test scores/straight A's.  However, I'm not sure how meaningful the straight A piece is since so many kids these days get straight A's.  My younger one has been pegged as one of the "bright" kids.

As my oldest approaches high school, I'm realizing that the secret to their academic success has been being a super involved and setting high expectations.  My kids gravitate towards and have friends who are also very bright (which in my mind really just means hard working).  I am finding that the parents of these kids also work hard with their kids/ have high expectations.

In my real life, I haven't found the kids that I've always heard about- you know the ones that don't have parents who push them but are just amazing on their own.  I'm wondering if these kids are truly as easy to find as a magical unicorn.

Parents with other high performing kids, do you push your kids academically or do have ones that have seemingly learned via osmosis?

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