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<blockquote data-quote="Malika" data-source="post: 540630" data-attributes="member: 11227"><p>Well, everyone is going to have differing views about this. My own - since you put it out there on the forum to share - is that your daughter has to be the one who is choosing to do well and expend effort. Being made to do it with threat of punishment is rather odd to me. Is it all about an A to get into college on a higher scholarship? Or is it about a genuine love of learning a subject in which you get enthusiastically interested and want to do well because.... well, just because? Or does that view just seem hopelessly outmoded and out of step with our modern, materialist culture? Maybe so but... one thing highly successful people sure have in common is their genuine passion for something, their love of doing things out of respect and love. And that breeds success. But success isn't the primary goal.</p><p>Just my opinion. One can lead a horse to water but... drinking or not is the horse's decision.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Malika, post: 540630, member: 11227"] Well, everyone is going to have differing views about this. My own - since you put it out there on the forum to share - is that your daughter has to be the one who is choosing to do well and expend effort. Being made to do it with threat of punishment is rather odd to me. Is it all about an A to get into college on a higher scholarship? Or is it about a genuine love of learning a subject in which you get enthusiastically interested and want to do well because.... well, just because? Or does that view just seem hopelessly outmoded and out of step with our modern, materialist culture? Maybe so but... one thing highly successful people sure have in common is their genuine passion for something, their love of doing things out of respect and love. And that breeds success. But success isn't the primary goal. Just my opinion. One can lead a horse to water but... drinking or not is the horse's decision. [/QUOTE]
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