I really enjoyed that article, thanks for posting it. Where I live, there are no "elite" preschools/primary schools for which to fight. I see the most unecessary pressuring of kids into sports. I overheard a parent tsk-tsking an indoor soccer league recently because "select teams don't fraternize with club teams". These kids are SEVEN!
I do think so much is in the eye of the beholder. I'm sure there are parents who might think that advocating for tougher work at school is a form of tigerism (my new word btw). They don't understand that's where my ds is leading. Maybe the same way that I don't understand that their child is showing exceptional potentional in wrestling, per se.
I think the author sums it up nicely when he says it's all just a guess, really.
