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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is this even normal or healthy developmentally? For a teenager to have a carefully curated spike or narrative that’s the product of an expensive college counselor’s hame plan? Aren’t teenagers supposed to be trying different things and aren’t they just beginning to figure out what they like? I understand that a few scattered unrelated activities, a typical retail or food service job and maybe a couple awards won’t cut it for T-20’s in 2025, but what is all this doing to our kids? [/quote]

Great question and I agree 100%. Schools seem to want pointy kids who come together to create a well-rounded class. How many of these superstars actually continue those activities in college?  I agree that it is important to show commitment to things, but being "very good" rather than "world class" should be fine if a kid is otherwise great.

At my top 10 school, even in the 90s, I remember initially not being happy as it took a while for all of the kids who were used to being the best to realize that not everyone can be the best and it is OK to take a step back and blend in. Pardon the non-PC term, but as we used to say, too many Indian chiefs, not enough Indians.[/quote]

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