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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]It probably only feels over competitive if your kids cannot keep up. [/b]We live in McLean where it feels like everyone is smart and talented. There are plenty of kids who are average but would probably be above average in other areas. I used to say that I hated how competitive this area was. I wanted my kids to be able to get perfect grades and be at the top of the class with no effort. I wanted them to be able to walk on sports teams with no skills. My kids are all strong students and they work for it. There are some kids who are just super smart and that is ok too. I don’t feel competitive to know them. I think it is positive for my kids to be exposed to greatness.

My kids have had tons of play dates, vacations, gone to fun school events. There is no shortage of fun. They have a well rounded life. Do they wander around aimlessly and do nothing? No.[/quote]

When people start talking about AAP or whatever it's called (my kids go to private so I don't know anything about public schools) in Kindergarten even though they don't do testing for it until what, third grade? That's annoying, and that, to me, is part of a competitive atmosphere. My kids are keeping up just fine (cue the people who will say they're in private because they need extra hand holding...), but listening to people talking about sending their five-year olds to a math tutor makes my eyes roll. I'm not interested in my kids being at the top of their class. They should work hard and that's enough. And luckily for my kids working hard means they get top grades. But I couldn't care less how my kids are doing relative to your kids. Nor do I care if another kid beats my kids at something. But the point people are making is that things can feel competitive because people talk about how obsessed they are with their kids being the best, and that has nothing to do with whether or not my own kids can't keep up.[/quote]

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