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Re:I Was Told I Was Very Smart by JoeAltmaier on Thursday October 22, 2009 @10:16AM (#896762)
My parents told their 6 farm kids "You are all really smart; you will all go to college". No financial support, no reading at bedtime, no clubs or activities other than chores. 4 computer professionals, 1 Environmental researcher, 1 Clinical Researcher. 3 VPs in Fortune-500 companies (not me)
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Re:I Was Told I Was Very Smart by run4yourlives on Thursday October 22, 2009 @06:02PM (#897795)
I think your parents were doing a lot more than assigning chores and telling their offspring that they were smart my friend! :-)

Children learn 24/7, not just at designated "learning times". You had the benefit of having been blessed with extremely good teachers as parents.

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