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[quote=Anonymous]Genuine question. I don't have school aged kids yet so maybe the answer will magically present itself to me when I do, but I've been thinking about it for a long time. Life is hard. There are a ton of challenges. Why are we so focused on our kids being challenged especially in elementary school? Why don't we just want them to play? Is it that people want to give their kids the best shot of succeeding-based on our own personal standards, not the ones that our children may eventually have?
Hoping for honest nonjudgemental conversation here. I am genuinely curious. I feel like I don't want my children to be bored, but I don't necessarily want them to feel challenged either--certainly not all the time. Some of the time, yes, of they will be intolerable adults, and I do think some level of challenge is necessary for growth. But I don't think I really want my young children to feel academically challenged. It seems like life offers up more than enough non academic challenges, perhaps especially for young children who have to learn to navigate a world that can be very confusing and overwhelming.
Very curious to hear other thoughts!
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