Don't tell your kids 'study hard for your own good'

Reason #1: Students today aren’t hungry for a “better life”.

Reason #2: Students desperately want to feel as if their lives are significant, but studying doesn’t help them to feel this way

Reason #3: The rewards of studying hard are too far in the future (This is not going to work – especially not when young people are growing up in an age of instant gratification)

[3 tips to help your kids become self-motivated students]

Tip #1: Focus more on contribution and less on achievement

Tip #2: Focus more on the process and less on the outcome

Tip #3: Create a culture of learning at home

If you disagree with the points in this article, I wish to hear your point of view

(Reference: https://www.daniel-wong.com/2019/01/08/stop-telling-kids-to-study-hard/)