a glimpse into a distorted portrait of success. Although we agree that hard skills are important for our children, they are just one piece of who they become. If we truly embrace the broader definition of success we have offered, then whether our children become good people and people who are good to others is also part of the equation. No one wants their children to achieve by traditional standards and be miserable. Hail to the marketers—the learning industry—that has caricatured children as commodities and grades as the primary route to a bright future. Although we certainly applaud those
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