[Mick]

I'm always curious to hear how people motivate their children to excel scholastically.  Neither of my parents had been to a four year university when I was applying to school (although three of my four grandparents had attended Stanford or kal).  My dad always regretted it, but his motivation skills were limited to "get a 4.0" and "go to a good school," which he more or less left undefined.

With my 14 year old sons starting high school, I tried to frame scholastic pursuit and achievement  in terms they could understand; e.g., "if you get A's, you'll live in that mansion with that wife, if you get B's you'll live in that house with that wife and if you get C's, you'll live under that bridge with no wife."  Seems to have worked.

[Mick]

I'm always curious to hear how people motivate their children to excel scholastically.  Neither of my parents had been to a four year university when I was applying to school (although three of my four grandparents had attended Stanford or kal).  My dad always regretted it, but his motivation skills were limited to "get a 4.0" and "go to a good school," which he more or less left undefined.

With my 14 year old sons starting high school, I tried to frame scholastic pursuit and achievement  in terms they could understand; e.g., "if you get A's, you'll live in that mansion with that wife, if you get B's you'll live in that house with that wife and if you get C's, you'll live under that bridge with no wife."  Seems to have worked.