[Fozzie_DeBear]

Originally Posted by Azure

As far as smart people go, my dad never got past grade 8 and he is the smartest person I know.

His writing skills are terrible, and he has had to fight for all the other skills he has gotten, but his math is university level, as are many of his other technical skills.

But then again, if you take someone who has to work 10x harder to figure everything out, and compare him to some pampered kid who was told how special he is, what kind of results are we expecting?

Where exactly is hard work coming into play here? Because like my dad, all the other people I know who are successful have one common theme to their life. They work hard, focus and apply themselves each day to become better at their trade, craft, profession, etc.

This does not seem to be a skill being taught in school anymore. Even if you are not going to be a doctor or any other high level degree, why sell yourself short on the degree / job / career you are going for? Trades, humanities, STEM, doesn't matter. Kids should be taught that hard work in ANY of these fields is essential to success.

The value of tenacity is critical

Success is not downloaded

Nor is it streamed