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WASHINGTON -- Memo to that Massachusetts school where children in physical education classes jump rope without using ropes: Get some ropes. And you -- you are about 85 percent of all parents -- who are constantly telling your children how intelligent they are: Do your children a favor and pipe down.
These are nuggets from "NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children" by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman. It is another book to torment modern parents who are determined to bring to bear on their offspring the accumulated science of child-rearing. Modern parents want to nurture so skillfully that Mother Nature...
Self-Esteem, Self-Destruction
I have a straight-A 5th grader who spends most of her classroom time tutoring other children. She thought it was fun at first, but now she complains about boredom and having to wait on everyone else while she doesn't get to learn.
My kindergartner is a different matter. He's already been identified by the GT coordinator for his brightness. However, his teacher sends home note after note complaining that he's too active. He's polite, cooperative, and gets along well with other children, but he has trouble sitting still to complete worksheets. Hence, she feels we...