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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I view the "I want to play in the NBA/NFL" kid dreams differently from the "I want to go to the Ivy my parents went to"

My middle school son plays basketball and flag football.  He wants to go play for the schools he sees in the national championships.  None of which his father or I have any affiliation with.  He likes those sports and who am I to crush his dreams? I am being a bit facetious here, but clearly that is being driven by the kid.

[b]A kid wanting to go to an Ivy from the time their were young because their parent went there is vastly different.  Consciously or subconsciously that is being driven by a parent[/b].[/quote]

I found OP's posts kind of obnoxious, but I did think that people were being a bit harsh to her on that point.  A kid who is consistently at the top of the class and has an identity based on being academically talented will want to further that identify - just as a middle school basketball player will want to further than identify and play at NCAA winning school.  It is unsurprisingly to me that a kid who prides himself on academics and perhaps gets praised for it by teachers and parents, even in early grades, would target Ivies or other name brand schools.[/quote]

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