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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One reason my son plays travel soccer is because it's one of the only areas in his life that he encounters a challenge. Even in advanced classes at school, academics are easy. [b]He likes music and theater, and participates in those clubs, but its for fun, its not hard. [/b]Travel sports are the one thing that he encountered that made him step it up and work harder. And that is a great skill for young kids to learn. Maybe your kids get that elsewhere. But for those who don't, the challenge is the thrill of travel sports.[/quote]

You have a ton of inconsistency in your answer.  The best musicians in the world find pieces that are extremely difficult even for them.  Is your kid the 2nd coming of Mozart?

It sounds like your kid enjoys those activities, but is not interested in becoming a top actor or musician, which is fine...but that's a different story then saying "it's not hard".[/quote]

Yes, that could be. The level of engagement he is in (a performance band and a weekend theater group) meets his interest level. He's not driven to push harder in those areas even if there were opportunities to do so. But my point is the level he is at with those is an advanced level (he was moved to a more advanced group already) and its not challenging. Im sure we could find more challenging avenues. But travel sports fills that for him. I think its good for all kids to have something challenging to understand the need to work hard and prove yourself. That is one reason we "have a travel mindset" as OP asked.[/quote]

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