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·2017.06.22.月考Ifparentsbringupachildwiththeaimofturningthechildintoagenius,theywilldogreatdamagetohim.Accordingtoseveralleadingeducationalexperts,thisisoneofthebiggestmistakeswhichsomeparentsmake.Generally,thechildwillfail.Unrealisticparentalexpectationcanbadlyaffectchildren.However,ifparentsarenotunrealisticaboutwhattheyexpecttheirchildrentodo,butarehopefulinasensibleway,thechildmaysucceedindoingverywellespeciallyiftheparentsareverysupportiveoftheirchild.MichaelLiisveryfortunate.Heisveryfondofmusic,andhisparentshelphimalotbytakinghimtoconcertsandarrangingprivatepianoandviolinlessonsatweekends.Theyevendrivehim50kilometerstwiceaweekforcellolessons,althoughMichael’sfatherplaysthetrumpetinalargeorchestra.However,henevermakesMichaelentermusiccompetitionsifheisunwilling.Michael’sfriend,WinstonChen,isnotsofortunate,though.Whilebothhisparentsaresuccessfulmusicians,theysettoohighastandardforWinston.Theywanttheirsontobeassuccessfulastheyareandsotheyenterhimineverypianocompetitionheldindifferentplaces.Theyareveryunhappywhenhedoesnotwin.“WhenIwasyourage,IusedtowineverycompetitionIentered.”Winston’sfathertellshim.Winstonisalwaysafraidthathewilldisappointhisparentsandnowhealwaysseemsquietandunhappy.·collectionMostyoungwomenbelievetheywillhaveitall.Thatis,theywillachieveabalancebetweenarewardingcareerandasatisfactorypersonallife,despitetheeconomicrecessionandacommonculturethatfavorsmen,asurveyshows.Theonlinesurveyoffull-timeworkingwomenbetween22and35yearsoldshowedthattheywantedabalancebetweentheirpersonalandprofessionallivesandjobswheretheycouldmakeadifference.Medicalbenefitswereanimportantpartofhowtheyviewedprofessionalsuccess,accordingtothesurveyundertakenbyglobalmanagementconsultingfirmAccenture,withsome63percentcitedmedicalbenefitsasimportanttoaprofessionalsuccess.Accenturesurveyedthe1000womenbecause“wearealwaysinterestedinattractingthebestandthebrightest”,explainedLaMaeAllenDeJongh,notingthatgloballythecompanyemployed60,000women.WomenaresoonexpectedtomakeuphalftheUSworkforceandthosebornafter1980arenowone–thirdoftheworkingpopulation.DeJonghsaidthesurveyshowedthat“onesizeisnotgoingtofitall”whenitcomestoattractingwomen.Halfoftherespondentssaidflexiblehourswereimportanttothem.Nearlyall,94percent,believedtheycouldachieveabalancebetweenasatisfyingprofessionalcareerandasatisfactorypersonallife.Whenaskedtorankbarrierstotheircareers,12percentcitedmarriage,19percentsaidmotherhoodpoliciesand30percentnamedpayamounts.Theaveragesalaryforwomenwas80percentofmen’s.Whencomparingtheaverageweeklyearningofthoseaged16to34,youngwomenearned91percentofwhatyoungmendid.Almost60percentofthewomensurveyedreportedbeingnegativelyinfluencedbythecurrenteconomicdepression.Andone-thirdweremoreconcernedwithkeepi