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Reply to "Why do girls drop out of Girl Scouts in the 5th, 6th, 7th grades?"
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[quote=Anonymous]I don't have a girl, and I haven't been a girl scout for a very long time, but I think that 10 - 13 is an age when kids are naturally pruning some of their interests and intensifying others. Kids drop lots of activities at this age, and shift that time to a smaller set. For example, a child that age might choose to go from once a week violin lessons to violin, music theory and two orchestra rehearsals a week (while dropping girl scouts, soccer and church choir). It sounds like a lot of people have negative experiences with scouts, but I think even if one had a wonderful troop, they'd find that some girls would leave because they decided to play club soccer, or get super involved in theater, or take their swimming to the next level, and they no longer had time. Meanwhile, other girls would be dropping their drum lessons so they can spend more time on Girl Scouts. [/quote]
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