It’s not where you got credits it’s “what you know.” -Dr. David Hennessy

[dfrecore]

We have four kids dfrecore and the ranks of school interest are:

1. Survival mode - give me the least amount to get the job done (oldest daughter)

2. Power mode - give me as much knowledge as possible - can't get enough (second daughter)

4. Huh mode - our sophomore is part Genius part Bevis and Butthead (oldest son)

5. Happy mode - just open to all that you throw at him with regard to learning (youngest son)

They are the same in a few ways and the rest totally different. It's fun managing and supporting all of these young developing minds.

That's funny.  My daughter is survival mode, isn't into school at all.  Just wants to get out in the world and start working, and doing as little college as possible.  Happy to stay home for a while until she saves enough to get a place on her own (roommate or whatever), but wants to stay here in San Diego.  My son is Power mode, has all kinds of plans and goals, college is definitely in his future, wants to go away to school, the whole bit.

Just when you think you've got the parenting thing down cold, the next one comes along and thows a monkey wrench in your whole program.  Every one is completely different, it's like they're from different parents sometimes.