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[quote=Anonymous]I see different anecdotal evidence, but I agree, you can’t tiger mom your way into a super successful kid.

I’ve see a few significant factions-

Top of the class kids who become ambitious, successful adults.

Top of the class kids who failed out of college or life, because they have little ambition or executive functioning skills/ability to direct their lives. They succeeded in high school where they had to follow directions & test well, & that is what they are good at.

Average kids who become very successful adults - they matured.

Below average kids who became very successful adults - because they did not fit the rigid boxes of high school, but they were able to flourish in the real world.

High school is a total construct that does not provide much training for the real world. You are rewarded for following the rules & excelling at standardized tests. It’s a good training ground for the majority of the workforce, which is what we’re going for as a society. But it doesn’t tell you much about who will rise to the very successful (groundbreaking/inventive) level.

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