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Re:Here’s why other countries beat the U.S. in reading and math by jsdalton on Wednesday December 12, 2012 @11:36AM (#4910952)
Great points. My background growing up was similar to yours.

If it makes you feel better, in raising my daughter I'm trying to do things a better way. I do believe my daughter is gifted, but I spend little if any time praising for that. Instead, I talk about how things like hard word, perseverance, and practice are the key ingredients of success, and I point out and discuss examples wherever I can.

I'll let you know in about 10 years or so whether it made a difference. :)

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Re:Here’s why other countries beat the U.S. in reading and math by josephlord on Wednesday December 12, 2012 @12:49PM (#4911434)
> I'll let you know in about 10 years or so whether it made a difference. :)

To do that you need twins to treat differently. Every experiment needs a control group ;)

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