I lived with my dad until I was 16...and he was VERY strict. Then, I moved in with mom, and she wasn't very strict. Consequently, I didn't do that well.

I went on to college, and really, outside of my major, I didn't do very well.

Then, in law school, I did pretty well.

While grades are A measure of something, they really aren't telltale, in my opinion. WAY more important is what you learn, and I think a voracious reader will go further in life than the 'straight A' student....

(maybe I say that since I didn't do that well in school, and read ALL the time???)