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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Because I didn't think my baby girl could cut it if she was one of the youngest in his class. She just wasn't quite "there" yet for K. I somewhat regretted it later when she (a) had to deal with being the first, by a fair amount, in her friend group to go through all the stages of puberty, which was rough, and (b) wound up coasting academically more than I realized and developed some bad habits that I overlooked since she was doing well on tests and grades. Freshman year was a major wake up call and a bit of a necessary blow to the ego, now Sophomore year is a C19 shitshow anyway. I don't know whether she'll get back on track and have learned her lesson, or if it's too late to really develop a strong work ethic. Two younger sibs are spring BDs, so didn't have to even think about it, but I'm also making sure they learn from their sister's experience and don't repeat that mistake of doing just enough to get by.[/quote]

I can't tell you if a lack of work ethic is because of kindergarten, but maybe I can help reassure you that it's possible to develop one. I failed a lot of my high school classes and even dropped out of college more than once. Around 24 or 25 (around when the frontal cortex is fully developed) or so, I suddenly was able to develop a work ethic, finish college, and I'm fairly successful now. It might just not be her time yet.[/quote]

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