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[quote=Anonymous]You can also get SSL hours by being a summer camp counselor which is not boring.  SSL gives them a taste of working in the real world.  Priceless!

If that's what you choose.

One thing my kid learned fast was choose carefully so you're not bored.  That's a pretty good life lesson.  Some things he's done:

Handed out fliers at the Smithsonian (very very boring)

Helped at the polling place on election day (sounds boring, but he enjoyed it and wants to go back)

Walked dogs for a local rescue (dangerous from a parent's perspective, your kid will beg you to bring every dog home, but not boring)

Ran the moonbounce at a carnival (sort of boring)

Delivered mulch for a fundraiser (fun because the whole team was doing it)

Served as a judge at "teen court" (loved it! Will definitely go back)

Cleaned up a trail with his 6th grade biology class (boring)

Built sets and ran spotlights for a community theater (lots of fun)

Camera Operator for the school TV show (lots of fun)

Helped out at a teacher workday, setting up chairs etc. . . (boring)

I think that one of the big lessons has been that there are lots of things out there you can try.  Some will be boring, and some will be fascinating, and some will be somewhere in between.  [/quote][/quote]

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