Originally Posted by ultramarina
Passions can be used to instill discipline and comprehension of the value of hard work without hothousing X random skill for parent bragging rights.

Now, when you have a kid who expresses a strong interest, then freaks out with perfectionist stuff when he/she meets a challenge with it and wants to quit...tricky.

Yes passions provide good examples of hard working leading to good results. But seeing the importance of hard working is still quite different from being able to actually work hard...