Parents who don't know their children, part 20

[icarusancalion]

New tutoring student sat across the table from me. Getting a late start on SAT prep, but eager, asked a lot of questions

Comments

[ncp]

I'm so afraid of becoming this type of parent that I think I'm going to hurt my Boy by not giving him ANY direction at all.

[icarusancalion]

I like the Indian parents because they believe that education takes time and effort, so they start their kids early and give me time to do my job.

[ncp]

Oh, then my kid is doooooomed.

[icarusancalion]

Nah. Most of my Indian kids have vociferous advocates in the form of their parents, who care a great deal about education. Rashmi is remarkably mature, plays the Tableh (sp?), and is patient, hard-working, sets her own goals. Priyanka has a fabulous relationship with her mother and was written up in the local newspaper for giving away all the money that was meant to be spent a her sweet sixteen to Manna, a food bank where she volunteers. Lakshmi, saddled with a lifetime of health problems from being born premature at four months, has had every support for her education lavished on her and is able -- with twice the effort of all the other students -- to handle AP classes.

They're each one of a kind, and having dedicated, caring parents never hurt anyone. :D

[rabidfan]

We rarely see what is there in front of us. The terrible thing is, the thing most often in front of us is our children.