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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What's frustrating -- but a fact of life -- is seeing kids who work the same, or less, than you -- go on to "win" nonetheless.  But that's not really what you're describing, right?  [b]These kids who "win" everything are studying hours more a night than your DD, doing academic programs all summer, blah blah. [/b] That's why they are "winning" the academic awards, and your DD doesn't want to do all that.  Which is fine!  What does she expect?  [/quote]

OP doesn't really know this.[/quote]

At this point, it is knowable. Thirty years ago there were kids who could be academic superstars without extra effort and supplementing, but that time is over. Now the kids who pull good grades without working do fine, but they aren't top of the class unless you're in some rural or remote school district where academics aren't emphasized. If you want to graduate at the top of the class in a reasonably competitive school, you will have to put in a lot of extra time even if you're a quick learner and naturally good test taker.[/quote]

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