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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We're in a competitive school system. When my child became suicidal in 5th grade, I decided to back off a bit. I still insist that certain standards are met - homework done and turned in for example - but our lives are not going to center on her grades. If she turns out to be mediocre but 1) alive and hopefully 2) happy, I am fine with that. I'd rather have a happy retail worker for a child than a neurotic mess because I spent her childhood haranguing her about her grades. As an aside I was a mediocre kid and am now high income. Got serious towards the end of college. Some people just have to grow up before they take an interest in school.[/quote] +1000 Agree completely. Plenty of "average" kids kick into high gear while in college, or even later. I'd rather have average, happy kids than over-achievers who are miserable and burned out.[/quote]
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