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Why the Cult of Achievement in Schools Is Making People Miserable

Plain English with Derek Thompson

CHAPTER

The Importance of Being Clear With Teenagers

Lisa D'Amour: I think that we probably underrate the degree to which young people can restructure their emotional and psychological experience. She says adults should be very clear with them that once you get to about age 25 or 26, no one knows where you went to college unless you bring it up. "I remember being a graduate student and I had this great friend, Catherine, who was in the English department"

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