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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think that by buying into the hyperinvolved, hypercompetitive ethos of wealthy white parents, Idris's parents ended up not just crippling him emotionally, but hampering his success as well. What was their ultimate goal? [b]If it was to have a hard-working, self-motivated kid who'd have a good chance of getting into a top school, they'd be much better off doing exactly the opposite of what they did: Enroll him in an "average" school where this very bright kid would be an academic star (top 1%, valedictorian -- don't college's love to see that?) without having to resort to daily multi-hour study sessions  and ADHD medication. Provide academic enrichment but don't check his homework, so he'd have a chance to develop his own time management skills and motivation. The fact that he'd have more time to work on his basketball game wouldn't hurt either.[/b]  [/quote]

+1. Know someone who was valedictorian of a public school and went to an Ivy. He was always down about not having been able to go to a private middle and high school. Think he would never have been a valedictorian of a competitive private school nor would he have gone to an Ivy League school if he did. Though maybe the private school would have helped him feel comfortable at college because he said he didn't fit in socially.[/quote]

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