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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If I'm not good enough to be at Level XX, I'll change to another activity where I'll be at Level XX ~ that's all about ego.

I wouldn't encourage that attitude for an activity which is suppose to bring joy to leisure time. IF that mind-set were coming solely from the competitor (the child, a teen), that might be different.
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Not that attitude at all.  My DCs sing, play instruments, peform in plays, compete in academic bowls, chess competiions, debates, etc.  They are far from "level 10" in any of those activities.  However, none of those extracurriculars require a financial outlay of $3,400 or more every year.  In fact, you can just as easily and more economically instill a love of swimming in your child by doing group lessons at the Y, and following up with free lap swim.  If you are not a champion swimmer, I just do not understand the champion level outlay of resources, when more ordinary alternatives exist to serve the same purposes.  If my child was the regular math student, would I seek out and pay for an MIT-level graduate to tutor them in advanced work?[/quote]

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