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There is a pervasive anxiety among parents that there is only one track to success for their children. It runs through a series of gates controlled by prestigious institutions.
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05.27.09, 10:32 AM [ Flag ]
- My DS graduated from Collegiate and became an electrician. He's now making more than his finance father, and is already vested in something most of us will never enjoy: a UNION PENSION!
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  05.27.09, 10:35 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
  - Did you read the NYTimes magazine story about the motorcycle mechanic with a PhD from Chicago in political philosophy? Just excellent.
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    05.27.09, 10:37 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    - ^its where the above quotation is from
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      05.27.09, 10:39 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- Know a lot of HYP deadbeats -- meaning opting out of the fast-tracked world. Including myself...
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  05.27.09, 10:50 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
  - HYP graduates are not, on average, happier or more fulfilled than graduates of lesser schools.
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    05.27.09, 10:54 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    - Oh, but their parents are happy! Isn't that the point?
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      05.27.09, 10:55 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
      - yes, the Princeton sticker on the Volvo's rear window when they hit the Hamptons is the true meaning of life fulfillment
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        05.27.09, 11:02 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

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There is a pervasive anxiety among parents that there is only one track to success for their children. It runs through a series of gates controlled by prestigious institutions.

My DS graduated from Collegiate and became an electrician. He's now making more than his finance father, and is already vested in something most of us will never enjoy: a UNION PENSION!

Did you read the NYTimes magazine story about the motorcycle mechanic with a PhD from Chicago in political philosophy? Just excellent.

^its where the above quotation is from

Know a lot of HYP deadbeats -- meaning opting out of the fast-tracked world. Including myself...

HYP graduates are not, on average, happier or more fulfilled than graduates of lesser schools.

Oh, but their parents are happy! Isn't that the point?

yes, the Princeton sticker on the Volvo's rear window when they hit the Hamptons is the true meaning of life fulfillment

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Are you or your partner ever naked in front of your children?

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Live Below My Means

Video: Cooking With Grandma Gigi