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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can't you teach your children to deal with comments? You can't protect them from everything, everywhere. What are you going to do when your 24 yr old "child" calls you crying because someone at work said something they didn't like? Tell them to complain to their boss? HR?

Teach your kids to let comments roll off their backs. Teach your kids to laugh things off.[/quote]

OP here. My child isn't really the subject of these comments, but has said that other kids are frequently.[/quote]

I hope your child stands up for the other kids, then, and says what you've said above.

I'll give you an anecdote to reinforce the philosophy that it isn't the quality of the school that impacts outcome but what you do with what you have that impacts your outcome.  My dad is the only member of his family to attend college.  It was a commuter college and he paid his own way.  He didn't get great grades but he also didn't flunk out, and he somehow managed to graduate in four years.  If I told you his name and his job, you would be flabbergasted.  He's pretty big time.

For other examples, look at people like Steve Jobs or Bill Gates.  Yes, you can say that they are anomalies and outliers; however, you really can't argue that they would have done better if they had attended (and graduated from - lookin' at you, BG) Harvard or Yale.  People who are smart and driven will likely succeed no matter what their college experience.  Just ask my dad or Jobs or Gates.[/quote]

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