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I agree mostly with your post and wanted to ask about: > By 17 you have a kid capable of scoring 1500+ on SATs, with a deep resume, and no ability to handle ad
by alexchantavy 4y ago
I agree mostly with your post and wanted to ask about:
> By 17 you have a kid capable of scoring 1500+ on SATs, with a deep resume, and no ability to handle adversity.
How would the wealthy children in the olden days mentioned in this post be any different with handling adversity?
How does one create an environment for their kids to learn independence, but also have academic rigor without being spoon fed and developing no deep curiosity/passion of their own?
- steveBK123 4y agoI think the wealthy children in olden days probably had stricter teachers who gave them plenty of adversity in real-time. However there were also fewer wealthy producing fewer of these children so there was less competition for schools and jobs. You now have a sort of college prep industrial complex and mass affluent feeding into the same small number of prestigious school seats.. and thus more disappointment. I got into schools with scholarship money 25 years ago with 1300 SAT and no resume that kids with 1550 can’t even get into now. It’s quite an arms race.