Bare Minimum Parenting by James Breakwell

Author:James Breakwell
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Atlantic Books

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Regardless of whether your kid attends the “best” or “worst” school in the country, the subject matter is the same. Maths is still maths. Top schools don’t have secret knowledge that two plus two actually equals 5.3. They all teach the same mundane trivia that your kid will remember just long enough to pass the test and then purge from their memory forever. It’s the only way they’ll free up enough space to remember all the Pokémon.

While the subjects are identical, learning them is harder at an elite school, but not in a good way. At an expensive school, your kid will face tougher competition. Rather than fighting for scholarships against kids who spend the day sword-fighting with rulers, they’ll compete against the children of doctors and lawyers who are motivated to win. Your kid is better off being the top student at a poor school than the bottom student at a rich one. Especially if you want them to hold their own in a ruler fight.

Overachieving parents will never believe all schools are the same. They’ll point out that kids who go to rich secondary schools get into prestigious universities. That’s true, but not because their kids learned anything special. Rich kids get into rich universities because they’re rich. Overachieving parents aren’t getting their kids ahead; they’re just paying a premium for mediocrity. Talk about a bad investment.

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