Would you rather your child...

Pre-College Issues High School Life
1

<p>Make straight As in all honors/aps and be miserable all through high school or have a's, b's, and c's in standard classes and be happy?</p>

2

<p>Er…happiness, duh?</p>

3

<p>Happiness, no contest.</p>

4

<p>Miserable A student.</p>

<p>Me:
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5

<p>Do you have to be miserable to be academically successful? Some people genuinely enjoy making an effort and working towards goals, myself included. On the contrary, if I were to lay back and live a hedonistic way of life, then I would be miserable.</p>

6

<p>Most HS kids (and most people) are not truly happy anyway so I’d rather have the A’s. HS will come and go pretty quick (though it may see like an eternity) but the foundational benefit of having good grades in HS sets your future on the right path. </p>

<p>Happiness is a life long pursuit and state of mind; don’t confuse laziness with happiness. Being lazy (and becoming a “B” student) comes with it’s own set of frustrations and outcomes. </p>

<p>I had a former neighbor move to “paradise” (Hawaii) last year. Her husband wasn’t too thrilled but he’s retired (she still works) and he was willing to go with the flow and let her explore. All she ever talked about was paradise paradise paradise. She was so committed to finding “paradise” that she couldn’t couldn’t recognize that paradise is a state of mind not an address. The couple has been in Hawaii for 1 year now and they aren’t too happy … they are considering moving back into their home (they rented it out). </p>

<p>DavidTheNerd - if you are looking for happiness then stop looking for it and start becoming it. People can’t make you get A’s and people can’t make you be happy … you have to want it; it is your choice. If you can achieve A’s but don’t how can you truly be happy?</p>

7

<p>Why should I have any say in this? My kid will do what he or she will do, and my role is to help where I can with whatever goals he or she sets.</p>