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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Not everyone "can" perform at a high level, regardless of effort put in.[/b]

Maybe some parents think it's a better idea to accept their kid for who they are rather than be constantly pushing them. That seems like a miserable life for both parent and child, to me, and I don't see why it would be worth it.

As long as the child is not completely falling apart and ruining their future, maybe good enough is good enough. Most people are in fact average, and maybe to some people that's not a bad thing. [/quote]

Such bologna, [b]high school is incredibly easy.[/b] If it doesn't come naturally to your children you have to teach them how to adapt. Of course it's far easier just to give up and rationalize that "not every kid can get As."[/quote]

High school is NOT incredibly easy for everyone. I was nearly left back in 10th grade, nearly dropped out altogether, nearly killed myself, and had to do summer school for two summers in order to graduate. I got into a 2 year college where I had to take three classes FIRST before starting, to be up to their lowest level.  I spent HOURS at the kitchen table with each of my parents struggling and crying while trying to understand.

Imagine the only language you speak is English. Now imagine walking into a classroom where all they speak is Mandarin and they're teaching an advanced class for doctorate level students in a  subject you heard of once, ages ago. Now go get an A in that class. That's what many of my high school classes were like.  I'd heard of some of the words, but couldn't retain the definitions of them or how they were connected to other words. That's WITH an IEP, Resource Room, etc. [/quote]

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