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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think ultimately the question for parents is  how do we encourage our children to be the best they can be without causing unhealthy stress?

We can't just let kids do whatever they want -- b/c a good proportion of them (and us) would sit around and play games or watch tv or surf the internet. [b] Inertia is the natural state of matter, right?[/b]  So, how do we activate kids and help them see that it is in their own interests to do well (or at least try their best)?

Like everything, it is all shades of gray.

I've already accepted that my kids aren't going to HYP and frankly I doubt that they will get into Uva.... but am I really supposed to just go with the flow when one is getting a C in algebra and doesn't really care to study for tests?[/quote]

I don't think this means what you think it means.  It doesn't necessarily mean that the natural state of things is to be at rest.  It means that the natural state of things is to resist change to whatever state they are in.  So while a body at rest will stay at rest, a body in motion will stay in motion unless an outside force acts on it.

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