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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If it were so easy to do well based on failure, the kids in the slums would be doing the best, right? Kids today have enormous pressures that we didn't have before. They are not necessarily weak. I think it will only get better for kids and parents if everyone realizes that we need to raise more well balanced children and less one-dimensional ones. Unfortunately the colleges are hurting this effort by focusing on recruits that fit some niche of theirs instead of considering accomplished but still well balanced individuals like they used to.[/quote] I think you are not really understanding my meaning. My concern is that in the age of helicopter parenting on steroids, many kids are losing important soft skills such as critical thinking, self-determination and yes perseverance in the face of failure. I don't think failing makes you good at overcoming failure. Having families teach you emotional resilience is far more important. [/quote]
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