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I don't know how many people really have this as an option, but the school your kid attends can make a huge difference in motivation. I went to a charter school for junior high, and the entire school was 80 kids in K-8. It was pretty hard to slack off because we got so much personal attention, and the teachers were really close with the students. This made it easier to motivate them to work.
Then, I attended one of the biggest high schools in our state for 4 years, and got lost in the masses of 3000+ students. Because I was motivated to enjoy school while I was younger, I was able to carry it through despite losing some of that close interaction that had made the difference earlier.
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Calling from deep in the heart, from where the eyes can't see and the ears can't hear, from where the mountain trails end and only love can go... ~~~ Three Rivers Hare Krishna
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