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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Being at a lower rated school has worked well for my child. She's in middle school now and she's a hard worker but not naturally brilliant. She was put into advanced math in elementary and I have no doubt she would not have been if we lived in the world of tiger mothers. She got into honors band without private lessons, she's a standout in her classes, and has a great record heading into high school. If she were in a very competitive school, there is no doubt in my mind she would not have been selected for these things and would not have had great experiences.

Sure, a kid who was top of a highly rated school will be better prepared for college than a kid who was top of a lower rated school. But for a kid like mine, the alternative would have been being an average student at a top school, not getting into advanced classes, feeling like she's not smart enough. She may face an adjustment when she gets into a more competitive college, but at least she'll have the opportunity to get there.

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She’ll be fine. She’ll start slow and work into it. Much to the chagrin of tiger moms everywhere. [/quote]

Uh, no. She will end up in a very easy major in college because that’s all she will be able to do and she will earn less and have fewer career options to choose from. The Tiger mother’s wont see this kid because she’ll be at a lower level state school and their kid will be at Princeton, Columbia, Cal Tech, MIT, etc. [/quote]

And maybe she’ll have excellent confidence and success in whatever and not be burned out by college and find a major that works for her and go on to a good career. I know several tiger mom kids who either dropped out of their competitive colleges or drank themselves to a 2.0 there. And certainly plenty of those who succeeded too.  [/quote]

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