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Why the Cult of Achievement in Schools Is Making People Miserable
Plain English with Derek Thompson
How to Fix the Cult of Hyperachievement
In 2000 study, Alan Kruger found that where you apply to college is more predictive of your future earnings in the random school that selects you. "I will tell you exactly what I said to my very competent, ambitious daughter as she was going through the college process: We truly, truly do not care where you go to college," he says. He advises parents to negotiate with a teenager and control the controllables.
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