tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post6450936580706729311..comments2024-03-12T22:31:46.500-04:00Comments on What Would Phoebe Do?: Old, Gifted, and Got Into HarvardPhoebe Maltz Bovyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17996039330841139883noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post-3210748913236019312008-07-01T11:59:00.000-04:002008-07-01T11:59:00.000-04:00I don't doubt the challenges of parenting, just th...I don't doubt the challenges of parenting, just the choice to write (using one's real name) about one's children (using their real names) in a national publication.Phoebe Maltz Bovyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996039330841139883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post-66288199334826787562008-07-01T11:52:00.000-04:002008-07-01T11:52:00.000-04:00I am the parent of a 17 year old rising senior who...I am the parent of a 17 year old rising senior who is described by his English teacher as "a preternaturally gifted writer" and who acheived a perfect 800 on his SAT verbal score. The other day I had to start prodding him to work on his application essay. (I may also end up holding a gun. . . )<BR/><BR/>I have a very different view from you, Phoebe - I read those articles and wept.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post-60086877299124338502007-04-30T23:17:00.000-04:002007-04-30T23:17:00.000-04:00The best part about that article is when he talks ...The best part about that article is when he talks about how thank you notes and applicants who tried to learn things about him used to irritate him. And now he finds it...how did he say, precious? or sweet?Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00817994887062483377noreply@blogger.com