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Herb Kelsey

July 25, 2017 09:03PM

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hank Wrote:
> The self-esteem wave has passed. As my daughter
> (born 1987) says about it: "It was insulting. Did
> they think we were stupid? If everybody gets a
> trophy, it just means the trophies are
> meaningless."
> (which is why her Mother and I were careful to
> praise her only when she had *actually*
> accomplished something...)
> hank
That is about the most refreshing news I've heard in a while. About time that pendulum swung back the other way.

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NNG: Sad News from the UK	Don Newing	July 24, 2017 04:03AM
Re: NNG: Sad News from the UK	Brian Norden	July 24, 2017 08:32AM
Re: NNG: Sad News from the UK	Tomstp	July 24, 2017 08:33AM
Re: NNG: Sad News from the UK	Bill Pratt	July 24, 2017 11:31AM
Re: NNG: Sad News from the UK	hank	July 25, 2017 09:23AM
Re: NNG: Sad News from the UK	Herb Kelsey	July 25, 2017 09:03PM
Re: NNG: Sad News from the UK	Don Newing	July 24, 2017 12:29PM
Re: NNG: Sad News from the UK	John Bush	July 24, 2017 02:12PM
Re: NNG: Sad News from the UK	vince heying	July 24, 2017 02:27PM
Re: NNG: Sad News from the UK	Bill Scobie	July 24, 2017 04:44PM
Re: NNG: Sad News from the UK	James	July 24, 2017 06:48PM
Re: NNG: Sad News from the UK	John Cole	July 25, 2017 01:53PM
Re: NNG: Sad News from the UK	Tomstp	July 25, 2017 03:04PM
Re: NNG: Sad News from the UK	GeorgeGaskill	July 26, 2017 01:50AM
Re: NNG: Sad News from the UK	Doc	July 26, 2017 02:06PM
Re: NNG: Sad News from the UK	John Cole	July 26, 2017 04:59PM

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