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Reply to "Tech Prodigy and College Choices: Balancing Advanced Skills with Less Prestigious Schools"
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[quote=Anonymous]High school and college admissions tend to reward good generalists, and also kids who are highly motivated to hit externally-established goals. Doesn’t sound like that’s your kid. That’s cool, though. Life has a way of rewarding those who are self-motivated, and who specialize and have the ability to go deep. It’s a different thing, parenting kids who just aren’t extrinsically motivated. Be honest (with yourself first, and then with him) about your concerns, your hopes, and your fears. Know he’s on a different journey. He just is. Tune out the chatter of the parents of the kids who are on a more standard path. They don’t know what they don’t know. Trust him, and his skills. And keep the conversation going. You sound like a great, astute parent. Trust that, too. [/quote]
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