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[quote=Anonymous] I agree there is more to life than an Ivy Education. However, your kid is not truly average student at a W school, is he?

I'm this PP who definitely isn't smart enough to cut and paste properly, but to your point, no, he's not average -- in my completely objective perspective he is not at all average - he's quite extraordinary-- my point is just that his math class and the number APs he takes (which I reported accurately) doesn't determine whether he is average or not.  And I think it's fundamentally unhealthy for parents to focus only these type of criteria for determining whether their kids are worthy or not.  These are not the things I value, but I know many who do.

I also read and fully understand the Tiger Mom book - and I respect the basic argument that pushing your kids to succeed will teach them how to succeed - I just don't necessarily value the same things nor do I think all kids are the same nor do I think that the "best" kids in the world are the kids in the most advanced classes.  And if you are talking about a child that is not even close to high school age yet, I think perhaps you don't know what kind of kid you have and I think there is a lot of value in letting kids figure out what kind of person they are themselves.[/quote]

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