tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3844114161411707355.post8580640493709594110..comments2023-11-24T01:13:50.315-08:00Comments on The Troublesome Economist: We are number 11Allan Schmidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18289840991736135902noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3844114161411707355.post-54380481125331805222010-09-27T08:49:40.244-07:002010-09-27T08:49:40.244-07:00Years ago an economist by the name of McClelland? ...Years ago an economist by the name of McClelland? who wrote a book "Achievement Motivation" arguing that parental inspiration of motivation was key to differential rates of economic development.Allan Schmidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18289840991736135902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3844114161411707355.post-37081322145389724312010-09-12T11:19:56.316-07:002010-09-12T11:19:56.316-07:00Hello, Eleven, good post.
I tend to think that i...Hello, Eleven, good post. <br /><br />I tend to think that if the economy was better, then when students looked around they would see <i>opportunity</i> out there, and then maybe they'd work a little harder on their schoolwork.<br /><br />And then there is the two-parents-working thing. In this economy, it has to be done. But it has to impact the attitude and experience of the offspring, too.<br /><br />ArtThe Arthurianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16501331051089400601noreply@blogger.com