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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What's meaner is acting like every child in existence is fantastically brilliant/pretty/athletic/talented. These parents who act like their special little snowflake is the supreme in every category. Sets these kids up for failure. They're given bizarre self-deluded fantasies of their abilities and reality will eventually be pretty cruel for them. What's wrong with mentioning that a particular child isn't likely to be a doctor? Good for that parent. Only a tiny fraction of any group of kids is every going to attain that high rung, that top job, that brass ring. Isn't it ok to grow up to be an insurance agent? [/quote]

Doesn't help when teachers inflate all the grades and literally every kid with a pulse has A's and B's, even 4.0's are a dime a dozen now. Unless you dive into test scores or see your kid reading for fun all the time it's really easy to become conned into thinking your kid is really smart and hard working.[/quote]

You know, I find it frustrating when parents claim that nearly anyone can be an A student in high school or college. I assure you that there are plenty of kids who try hard and live with B's and C's. It's sort of insulting to imply they must be nearly subhuman to have such GPAs. Not everyone is the same.[/quote]

Agree, and never mind that it is actually not true that 4.0s are dime a dozen.[/quote]

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