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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP, genetics are a little bit more of a crap shoot than that, including when it comes to intelligence

And that's Life.

Otherwise, you would not have the Tutor/ SAT prep industry livin' large in this town. Hint, it isn't the poor kids  these companies were created to serve.

Some traits are recessive: Height is one. Athletic ability is a crap shoot- just ask Michael Jordan's son or the son's daughters of some of your friends.

Even level of determination is not inherited and cannot be forced- just ask all the high achieving, but frustrated with their kid's lack of achievement parents in this town.

The only thing that is pretty much consistent: money pays the bills[/quote]

My kids go to a school with extraordinarily accomplished parents--almost all are CEOs or senior law partners or similar with crazy impressive degrees.  Their kids are all smart but mixed academically because most are on their own with school. 
My husband and I are far less accomplished but our 40 hour per week jobs allow us to spend A LOT of time teaching our kids.  As a result our high schoolers are now at the very top of their classes.  This is mostly because we've sat down for hours and taught them
Algebra, geometry, biology, etc.  Meanwhile most of my kids' peers are on their own to understand things in the evenings.  Some have tutors but I don't think it can replace the sheer volume of time that some parents put in.  
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And then there are kids who do it on their own without parent input or tutors.

Whether you pay a tutor or you are teaching your child, it's still investing in them.  Not all parents can do that.  But also, there are high flying kids that don't need any of that (and don't want it either)[/quote]

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