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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]All these activities (including travel soccer) are a scam if you are doing it for anything other than current enjoyment and building life skills.  If you think there is some financial payoff or elite status at the end of this, then it is a total scam. [/quote]

This is such a great perspective and a rare one on DCUM. There's usually one side screaming "kids are overscheduled" and another screaming "but your kid will never be a D1 recruit." This is the sensible middle ground - do it because your kid loves it and is learning life skills from it.[/quote]

None of these activities are teaching time management skills or how to set appropriate priorities, that's for sure. Look at how many people in these activities are homeschooled because the activity is too intense to be compatible with 30+ hours of regular school per week. If you're looking at a competitive dance studio or travel team and half the kids are homeschooled in some fashion, run. 
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