>It's baffling to me how people can lay such high pressure on their children but let themselves go in their own life. The reason why most adults are not very m

>It's baffling to me how people can lay such high pressure on their children but let themselves go in their own life. The reason why most adults are not very motivated when it comes to learning is because school has killed their learn drive. The recurring dreams may very well be a sign of a traumatic experience. You can read more here: https://supermemo.guru/wiki/Learn_drive https://supermemo.guru/wiki/Learn_drive Instead of putting pressure, parents should take away this very crippling aspect of today's schools by telling their children that grades are not so important and that the often required cramming does more harm than good. If a child's learn drive survives school it will surpass many of its peers futher down the road.