Don't worry about your child's exams!

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Dear Parents, The exams for your children will start soon, I know you are all anxious for your child to perform well. But, please remember, among the students who will be taking the exams there is an artist, who doesn’t need to understand math. There is an entrepreneur, who doesn’t care about English literature. A musician, whose Chemistry marks won’t matter. An athlete whose physical fitness is more important that Physics. If your child get high scores, that’ s great. But if your child doesn’t, please don’t take away their self confidence or dignity away from them.  Tell them it is OK, it is just an exam. They are cut out for much bigger things in life. No matter what their score, you love them. http://dlvr.it/RxGTmT http://dlvr.it/RxGxX6
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