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[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]
It's not a dumb question.  Talk to the wealthy parents from Palo Alto and other wealthy school districts whose kids have committed suicide from too much pressure.[/quote]

Pressure without support can break a kid.  The high pressure and suicide comes from absentee parents, dysfunctional families where there may be wealth but the parents do not have time for their kids.

I think most of us are talking about parental support and balance for kids from a young age and also a long term strategy that requires the parents to sacrifice their leisure time to expose the children to various activities from the very beginning and then being committed to providing 100% support when the kid excels in something.

So, yes, what is happening at home will impact what the kids can achieve and the schools can only do so much.

The students who take 10-15 APs are doing it be self-studying at home. The parents are making sure that there is support for them at home.  These are kids who are also excelling in EC activities. All this is happening because of some strategy and a 100% support at home.

If your kid cannot achieve this by just doing what the school expects them then I can understand why you are frustrated and lashing out to the other parents whose kids are super achievers.  The schools are at best churning out above average kids.  The home environment is allowing these students to reach for the stars.  Yes, it is a lot of work but the parents are also shouldering the work and expense.  They are curtailing their own leisure and social time too. [/quote]

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