A British study begun in 1958 showed that kids do better if they set themselves lofty goals.
Researchers looked at 14,000 essays in which 11 year olds predicted their own futures. Then they compared them with their lives at age 42.
The conclusion:
Even if a child is poor or less able, having high career ambitions at around the time they leave primary school means they are significantly more likely to have a professional job, though not necessarily the one they predicted.
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