"I blame the parents"

[denny]

Interesting angle. The main thing that got me through being terminally uncool at school was knowing that I was the brightest one in my year - but then I can't see my parents having discouraged me from being as smart as possible, even by subtle omission.

http://education.independent.co.uk/schools/article1630281.ece

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[sevenhelz.livejournal.com]

i think it's nice to look back and appreciate our parents this way - i do know a few people who got through school smart and uncool without family support, but only one or two. even in winstanley, supposedly one of the top colleges in england (or something posh like that) there was a "cool" attitude to homework and striving and things. when you asked, you found the people who couldn't be bothered were mostly being supported by their parents financially - sent to winstanley because of the reputation, given a new car at eighteen, huge allowance. those who wanted to work had parents (mostly) with degrees, who, if they didn't exactly push, certainly didn't hold back their children. there's just this huge difference between letting your kids do what they want, and letting them find out how much they can do if they really put their minds to it.

that's a nice icon, by the way.
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