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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nothing during the summer? Time to end that.[/quote]

Honest question, but why?  From a college admission perspective it doesn't look good, but outside of that I see nothing inherently wrong with a teenager just being able to chill for the summer. Why be a camp counselor or library volunteer if their not interested in it.[/quote]Because life experiences are how people learn to function in the real world.  Existing only in make believe worlds for months on end isn't a good idea.[/quote]

Isn't a kid in the "real world" enough during the 10 months of the year they are in school and won't they be in the "real world" soon enough anyways?  How are they going to be damaged by spending 8 weeks of their 15th summer on the couch? [/quote]

Its about giving them life experiences.  Even a crappy supermarket job teaches them how a workplace functions and other basics.  When they apply for jobs or internships in college, people want to see work experience and a good worth ethic.  I always worked in camps and day cares.  It was very easy to get a job.[/quote]

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