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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The initial post talks about intelligence a lot, but then the follow up talks about behavior.

Those 2 things have little to do with one another.[/quote]

+1, and also this whole thread is really about one interaction with one family, from which OP is making all kinds of leaps. Just say "I am disappointed my nice friends have bratty kids."[/quote]

I have known the family for a decade. It is not one interaction. Our kids go to the same school.

I was appalled at their poor behavior. However, they are also low performers at school. They quit all their sports. They hate their instruments.[/quote]

Assuming this is elementary…How do you know who is a “low performer” at school? And based upon what criteria exactly?  A lot of kids don’t enjoy organized sports or just try out different rec sports at this age (and perhaps don’t return the next season). A lot of kids think practicing instrument is a drag and only do it because their parents make them (raising my own hand on this one…ended up playing in the HS band and enjoying it very much). [/quote]

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