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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is such an inspirational and calming post. Thank you so much, OP.[/quote]

Thank you. That's exactly what I wanted to do.  I wanted to provide some comfort and assurance that things will be ok in the end.  [/quote]

Everyone knows that this will work out just fine for the 5-10% who are some combination of rich/bright/driven.

Unfortunately, lots of kids are poor, not driven, average to below average intelligence, anxious, depressed, have special needs, have home security..... and the list goes on.  By its very definition, 50% of kids are below average intelligence.  I think that for most of those kids, things will not "be ok in the end".  That doesn't even begin to take into account special needs, poverty, hunger, depression, inherent personality traits.....

Easily 70% (and i'd venture much more than that) of kids don't have the assets/resources/natural inclination to be the kid who gets a top university degree after surviving the Bosnian war.  A huge number of those kids are definitely going to be worse off because of distance learning than they would have been with in person school.  They may not die, or not go to college. But to act like everyone has the natural inclination to have the same success story as the OP is delusional.

That's not to say OP's story isn't motivating and nice to hear.  [/quote]

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