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[quote=Anonymous]It's a marathon, not a sprint.  Whether or not your child goes to chess camp in second grade will not fundamentally change his life -- unless he is some kind of rare chess prodigy.  Personally, I think it's useful for kids to have a variety of experiences, not all of the fiercely academic kind at that age.  Our kids enjoyed a camp where they could bring their dogs and dress them up in costumes and take their picture when they were in elementary school.  They also did scout camps.
Our daughter found her passion and her college major as the result of a summer job which introduced her to her field while in high school, and our son learned a lot of leadership skills as a camp counselor.  Our kids also did a ton of volunteer/service work in high school.

I personally would like to have back:  the money I spent on Gymboree and the time I spent driving people to chess camp.  There are multiple paths to success.  Don't get trapped into believing that there is only one group of right activities and one way of being.[/quote]

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