and of course, there's the fact that everything in a summarized article like this is taken out of context.
At MIT, Jones, the admissions dean, gives preference to students who are "self-driven" (read: not being pushed by their parents), based on her belief that self-motivated students are better able to cope with failures. "Our culture has become insane—we're making people sick," Jones says.
and then the story of Elizabeth Shin. well, she told everyone except her own FAMILY that she was suicidal? yeah, THERE'S a healthy relationship, one that makes you wonder who's desire it was that she go to MIT in the first place. in which case, where's the most pressure - from the school's expectations? or from her family's, if she wasn't willing to call home and tell SOMEONE that she was losing it?
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Date: 2004-08-20 04:44 pm (UTC)At MIT, Jones, the admissions dean, gives preference to students who are "self-driven" (read: not being pushed by their parents), based on her belief that self-motivated students are better able to cope with failures. "Our culture has become insane—we're making people sick," Jones says.
and then the story of Elizabeth Shin. well, she told everyone except her own FAMILY that she was suicidal? yeah, THERE'S a healthy relationship, one that makes you wonder who's desire it was that she go to MIT in the first place. in which case, where's the most pressure - from the school's expectations? or from her family's, if she wasn't willing to call home and tell SOMEONE that she was losing it?