I don't know if this is of any help. It's how we value things that matter. It’s easy to look at school as a value judgment as to where we are. I read better therefore I am smarter there therefor I am better. I do 7th grade work while you do 5th grade work so I win the race. We all know this is not true. Unfortunately we tend to value being smart (Learning fast) over working hard. I would try to value the working hard stuff over the smart stuff. We should not allow them to define themselves as smart; the value should be on effort, and actions.
