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[quote=Anonymous]The people who are saying that kids don’t do new stuff in middle school are being weird. There are a bunch of clubs in middle school that people get into that they have never done before (like Model UN, drama club, etc). And while I agree that sports are tougher, a bunch of kids do track with no formal track/running training. My daughter went through a phase of dropping lots of stuff elementary. But in middle school, she decided musical theater was her passion and wants to do clubs, classes, dance, voice, acrobatics. Is it tough because she dropped dance for several years? Sure, but she loves it and she does it. I don’t think pushing kids makes any sense if they really don’t like something. But I can see some level of guidance around “you have to get some exercise, but that can be biking around the neighborhood.” All of this “we must optimize children at all costs” is part of the mental health problem we have.[/quote]
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