It seems like common sense that a high GPA can be contagious.

The question is why? The article does not cover that.

Some guesses:

• Studying in groups
• Amount of time spent studying
• Focus on studying / effort spent studying
• Peer pressure

The headache as a parent, is how do you teach your kids to do great in school. To teach them the skills so they can be at the top academically, without causing burn out.

GPA can be contagious among high school students, study finds - LA Times

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