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[quote=Anonymous]I actually thought this was an interesting and reasonable post and found OP a little harsh. To answer someone's other question though, I do think passion is being encouraged more than in recent past generations.  The parenting books on children seem to reflect this. On is Outliers where he talks about needing to spend 10,000 hours on a subject to be an expert. I just heard a talk from another book on how to focus on your child's strengths for success. I hear colleges no longer care about the well rounded person. They want the person who was really dedicated in one sport and was captain verses being pretty good at 3 sports and one who's been focussed on a career at a young age and already having an impressive resume on that subject before starting college. There are also a lot of "follow the child" curriculums and home schooling methods being used now compared to several years back.

Personally I prefer people a litle less focussed and more open minded, athough I do get excited about things that others are passionate about.[/quote]

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