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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wait until middle school. My older two are in 8th grade and at this point, most kids seem pretty average. Much more so than in elementary school..

I’d guess 3/4 of the kids we know (including one of my own kids) do not play any sport at a serious level- club/travel etc. Probably half have dropped all sports (gradual decline during middle school years) and no longer play an organized sport at all. There are some academic standouts, to be sure, but most of the kids are in a similar range. Many kids who were  “standouts” in sports and/or academics in elementary school have fizzled and seem average now. Most kids are still in music/arts programs of some sort (band, orchestra, or chorus) but not many stand out there either.

The middle school years do tend to be odd, with kids’ changing interests and abilities. I do think things will change in high school, and many kids will find their niche eventually. However,  I know very few kids in 8th grade who seem “exceptional” in any area.

UMC neighborhood/UMC public school [/quote]

Study after study shows that about 70% of children who play organized  sports in elementary school stop it by middle school or high school.  Burnout is very real and I suspect that number will increase given how much earlier organized sports are played now and how  intense and busy everything has recently become.

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I think that many parents just sign little kids up for activities that work for them and what they think the child might enjoy.  At around puberty they realize they just don’t like playing baseball or whatever.  Makes sense most kids quit.  [/quote]

Ha this is way too reasonable and not nearly hysterical enough. [/quote]

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