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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nobody is saying that parents are irrelevant. Or that all "driven" students are depressed. The questions for "driven" students are

1. who is driving them? themselves or their parents?
2. what is driving them? love of learning, desire for success, fear of failure?
3. what are they driving towards?[/quote]

Dumb questions but i'll bite.

1. my kids are driving themselves. i provide support/guidance when needed
2. all of the above
3. better future - having the option of what they WANT to do with their life, not what they HAVE to do[/quote]

[b]Why do you think they're dumb questions?[/b] Do you think that all kids are like your kids? Or that it doesn't matter whether it's coming from the parents or the kids, or what the motivations or goals are?[/quote]

Because I think you are trying to generalize entire group of high performing kids.  Each child is different in terms of interest, goals, and abilities..etc. [/quote]

I think these are incredibly important questions for all kids. I don't think there are any presumptions, but just information seeking.

Are some kids self-motivated? Sure. Are some kids motivated because they want to succeed and not disappoint their parents? Sure. Do parents always know this? I don't think do. Are some kids pushed by their parents? Sure. Are parents always right at guessing where this motivation comes from? No.

The question is if they are resilient enough to handle the pressure and failure. I don't think it always matters where the motivation is coming from. This DC bubble is a pressure cooker. Achievements and enrichments are fabulous. But so is learning to deal with disappointment and adversity, and there is not enough of that happening, imo, for these kids. Time would be well spent on those skills. [/quote]

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