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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]High school and college admissions tend to reward good generalists, and also kids who are highly motivated to hit externally-established goals. Doesn’t sound like that’s your kid. That’s cool, though. Life has a way of rewarding those who are self-motivated, and who specialize and have the ability to go deep.

It’s a different thing, parenting kids who just aren’t extrinsically motivated. Be honest (with yourself first, and then with him) about your concerns, your hopes, and your fears. Know he’s on a different journey. He just is. Tune out the chatter of the parents of the kids who are on a more standard path. They don’t know what they don’t know.

Trust him, and his skills. And keep the conversation going. You sound like a great, astute parent. Trust that, too. [/quote]

This, your kid sounds really talented but not in a way that will appeal to tippy top schools without stellar academics which he is unlikely to have (and let’s be honest, in today’s world, that means not only no Cs, but also not many, if any, Bs). But that’s ok because his tech skill set will make him successful in life.[/quote]

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