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<p>I’m not sure what that means. I haven’t run into any parents that don’t do their level best to help their kid realize his/her dreams. Being tied as parent-kid and living under the same roof for 18+1 years, they may have shared dreams, a lot. But, no parents can succeed in realizing their own dreams through their kid. However, parents may not know how to help their kid and what the kid is potentially good at, though many think they know. Remember someone mentioned that “everyone thinks their kid is a genius”? Not on CC, of course.</p>
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<p>The narrowly defined “test prep” is indeed bad for everyone except for the test prep business. A broader definition would capture those who claim to have taken a test cold. Someone may have life-long prep without knowing what the SAT looks like, e.g., someone who reads so much that SAT vocabulary becomes no issue, and someone who got exposed to so much advanced materials outside of school, as through gifted programs. They are advanced kids.</p>