Comment by tootie

I don't think it's a generational thing. I think it varies by family. Neither my parents nor grandparents really pushed that kind of message even though they were very focused on education. My family is Jewish-American and still have strong cultural memory of being deliberately excluded from opportunities despite effort. I absorbed it as a dual mandate to learn as much as possible and to play whatever game the schools needed you to play to get recognition.

I also had terrible handwriting despite tons of experience. Meanwhile I knew kids who wrote like typewriters from the 4th grade just due to natural talent.