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Then I don't understand at all. Your daughter's friend get an award for something you don't value anyway. Why does this upset you? Why are you being competitive about this?[/quote]

I guess I'm upset because it seems that introverts and non-cookie cutter kids don't get as much attention at school.   My DD is pretty well-behaved and is at a good level academically. But she's not the one to yell "Me!  Me! I know the answer!".  She's also shy so she knows a lot more than she'll volunteer to disclose.  She doesn't actively seek approval from others.  And I worry that she is not valued by the teacher and the school as much as extroverted kids.

[b]I also think that all this focus on compliance and good behavior (which is what K is really about) is mostly for teacher's convenience so that the class is manageable, but doesn't benefit the children as much.[/b]  I'm starting to sympathize with complaints of boys' parents.

From my personal observations I think I know the recipe of how to raise over-achieving kids, but that's not how I'm raising DD: Treat your kids like crap, criticize them and they'll spend an entire life trying to secure approval and praise from others and over-achieve to prove that they're actually good enough.

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How doesn't it benefit a Kindergartner to learn to follow rules and show good behavior?[/quote]

If they don't have that part down then the academics aren't going to help them be successful in school.[/quote]

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