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[quote=Anonymous][quote]I agree that there are activities for a 'thoughtful quiet kid to participate in an impressive way". We also have insisted on one activity. For our DC, it was scouts. He was in Cub scouts and wanted to quit when he crossed over to scouts and we said fine as long as you find something else that builds leadership and skills, is social, adds to the college resume and gets you out of the house at least once a week. He said no to playing any instrument, Model UN, theatre, Lego team, rocket team, athletics were out... So he stayed in scouts and threaten to quit every year until about 9th grade. He is now a junior. He received his Eagle this winter and was the Senior Patrol Leader - which was a stretch but he found a way to do it quietly and will little fanfare (he turned out to be a great administrator and delegator).[/quote]

I'm impressed by your son. He learned a lot that will be useful in a future job from his Scouting activities- possibly more than he could learn in an academic classroom. Good for him for stretching himself past his comfort level!
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