Dear Linda,

Wow. I had not thought of the Grandparents perspective and Cornell's point is well taken.

Another thing I thought of for you is that my eleven year old daughter is very bright and very committed to her own personal achievement. She participates in Academic Pentathlon, has made the Principal's list (highest honors)each grading period.

Her fifth grade teacher practically treats her like a teacher's aide.

Unlike many kids, the TOP echelon kids remain very motivated. I have read that in early middle school is when girls stop being motivated due to peer pressure, etc. I am working to prevent that for my daughter.

Another aspect of this is educational sales overall. I heard on the radio that all the pushing to increase state test scores has actually brought down the overall testing abilities of our kids.

Bottom line, though, the schools will do anything to bring in more money for their schools....so perhaps even a school market might be worthwhile to look into.

The schools also get quite a bit of money when they reach their goals: at least those schools here in California that are in disadvantaged areas. There is so much emphasis on helping the kids who REALLY need the help whose parent's can't afford the $100 price tag.

Look what happens when someone has another perspective: it opens up even more.

Best wishes, Linda. Lets keep improving our children instead of losing hope in them.

With Passionate Gratitude,

Julie Jordan Scott


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