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To: epicure who wrote (191369)	6/13/2012 2:11:23 AM
From: bentway	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 543849

I've a nephew who grew up with self-esteem pounded into him his whole life in school. When he graduated, the transition to the real world was completely brutal. Suddenly, he was no longer special and had no tremendous worth, at least to his employers. Why couldn't they SEE? I think it damaged him.

To: epicure who wrote (191369)	6/13/2012 5:17:13 AM
From: koan	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 543849

<<I'm a great believer in hard work. For everyone. But as one person says in 2 Million Minutes- it's hard to motivate kids (and even adults) who live in such a secure world- like the US. But showing kids a film like 2 Million Minutes helps.>> Ah, so there is where our philosophies depart. I am very much against hard work, not good for ones mental health. I am for being responsible, and resonable work, and for developing the mind, for all of ones life. But hard work is not necessary for success. Being organized and consistant with regard to work and learning wins the race for both intellectual development and a happy successful life with good mental health. Without good mental health one has nothing and rest and play is the best thing for good mental health. My older daughter asked my ex and I recently which summer school to enroll her child. She is a very smart kid. One was an accelerated Japanese "emersion" school and the other they just mostly play and do gardening and then bring in a chef to cook the food they grow. Both my ex and I told my daughter to enroll her in the gardening school. Keep her laughing and smiling. Let her play most of the summer. I never pushed either of my kids. Not even once, and they were both academic superstars.