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[map_ka]

Charles Wheelan in WSJ on the parental arms race: "we are systematically creating races out of things that ought to be a journey".

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[anna_i]

Very well said.

[allka]

Precisely

[map_ka]

Спасибо за наводку (Rutgers solution), я это пропустила.

I am not sure whether I agree or disagree. On one hand, yeah, we all know people who were Ivy League material, but did not go to an Ivy League school and are doing fine. On the other hand, this may be because they were hired/ recruited by people who themselves were in that situation. As these cases become more rare, most workplaces will turn out like certain companies who don't interview people unless they come from a specific list of schools. (Remind me to tell you a story about Columbia act. Science). Also, when we graduated, we did not have so much competition from the Asians. I was interviewing recently - there are practically no non-asians applying. Or non-asians with comparable credentials.

[allka]

Hm. Doesn't what you wrote here run counter to what you were saying on the phone yesterday? Your interviewing story does make me nervous. I mean, we are basing our judgments on the world we know, and the world is changing. But the alternative is so unattractive. I see Asian competition in Yashka's school. Yashka has a school friend who is a wonderful boy, but he's never in his life been to a birthday party. He seems to be taking it in stride, no visible scars, he is polite and funny, but there is no way I can do this to my kids, which means they already lost that particular race. May as well relax and enjoy the ride. :)

Let's have another phone conversation this week, there is too much to write. :)

[map_ka]

No, it does not. Again, remind me to tell you the story.