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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]eah, I schlep my kids to synagogue and I am completely confused by why you think this is somehow analogous. Synagogue has nothing to do with "enrichment or prep" as you put it. It has to do with passing on our faith and giving them a spiritual foundation. Its not like anyone sits down and says "well, we can go to church or go to Kumon." There are plenty of kids in Kumon whose families have a religious orientation. Personally, I believe that faith can enrich your life but that has absolutely zip zero nothing to do "goals and aspirations." In fact, faith is a sphere that is removed from goals and aspirations, it serves my spirit but doesn't serve my career or whatever.

But, yeah, I do not like kumon unless it serves a specific deficit that a child is facing.

And btw, prodigies earn nothing. The whole point of prodigies is that they have innate talent. Success is earned through hard work. Prodigies can become successful but there are numerous examples -- look at the classical music world -- of prodigies who never achieve success as adults. You don't earn the title of prodigy through hard work, you earn something else.

When you accuse me of jealousy you are, again, stoking your competitiveness. I don't agree with your parenting philosophy, true, but why would that make me jealous? I could have one everything you are doing, I chose not to, and my children are thriving. I hope yours thrive as well. But I suspect that starting in their teen years you will get some push back, at which point I hope you aren't too rigid about adjusting.[/quote]

I'm glad you like your synagogue where you get grounded and find a spiritual foundation.  I have no problem with this.  I find a spiritual foundation from my Tiger parents, our culture and I like Kumon.  I have no problem with this.  Do you?  Do you wish to convert me to your faith, beliefs and wishes?  If not, move on, and let others pursue their wishes.  Their children are certainly not your children and faith means different things to different folk.  You have no monopoly on faith, its definition, and the educational and vocational aspirations and wishes of others.  Try not to legislate and prescribe your educational, vocational, and academic objectives and aspirations for others.  We respect your personal preferences. I love my Tiger mom.  I do not want a Redshirt mom, a silicone busted mom, a Starbuck mom, a globe trotting mom, a xanax popping mom, a mom with a therapist, a mom on antidepressants, a divorcee mom, a single mom or any mom like you.  Why?  because I love my Tiger mom and you can't have her.

There are those children for whom their parents prefer lacrosse camp and those for whom parents prefer math camp.  Sorry, you don't approve.  Lacrosse camps come and go and a friend of mine told me Kumon is still in business after 50 plus years!  Hail to the marketplace.

Lazy bums (self-annointed prodigees or not) don't amount to a hill of beans in the big picture of life.[/quote]

So, is writing a post and trying to make it look like your child wrote it about you classic Tiger Mom behavior? Just askin...[/quote]

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