In three years, when your kid is looking at colleges, the consultants will circle back to telling everyone they need to start an NGO and then what will you do with the passion project your kid didn't even want to do in the first place?

Why does he need a "passion" project? This sounds like you projecting, OP.

Is he will to play along with this crap? Of my 3 kids, only 1 would be the least bit pliable.

It's not hard to get a passion project. Ask him what he likes? Is it gardening? Then do all extracurriculars around this. Is it Cuba? Then it's easy to find things that support this.

The problem is getting a 14 or 15 year old to go along with this insanity. if you can then it's easy.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is this a 13yo or 18yo??

He is a freshmen, 14 years old. He will be 15 in a few months.

I agree that if he doesn’t have a passion, it is hard to do a passion project. I’m hoping this counselor/coach can explore options with him.

He is a straight A, 3 sport athlete.

Sounds like his passion is sports. Why can't he just do that?
For example, if he is doing horseback riding, he could develop a passion project out of this. He could work part time in a horse related job.

I think a better approach would be to meet with a college counselor to talk about how to guide him, and create a narrative. It doesn't seem like he's the kind of kid where a passion project makes sense.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is this a 13yo or 18yo??

He is a freshmen, 14 years old. He will be 15 in a few months.

I agree that if he doesn’t have a passion, it is hard to do a passion project. I’m hoping this counselor/coach can explore options with him.

He is a straight A, 3 sport athlete.

A meaningful passion project is something that rises out of a passion. What is he passionate about?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is this a 13yo or 18yo??

He is a freshmen, 14 years old. He will be 15 in a few months.

I agree that if he doesn’t have a passion, it is hard to do a passion project. I’m hoping this counselor/coach can explore options with him.

He is a straight A, 3 sport athlete.

You are officially nuts. A 3 sport "athlete" and has no passions? He's a 14 yr old boy, let him be one. Most kids don't know their life purpose at 14!

Anonymous wrote:Is this a 13yo or 18yo??

He is a freshmen, 14 years old. He will be 15 in a few months.

I agree that if he doesn’t have a passion, it is hard to do a passion project. I’m hoping this counselor/coach can explore options with him.

He is a straight A, 3 sport athlete.

ChatGPT

Is this a 13yo or 18yo??

Anonymous wrote:I have a bright kid. He is good at everything, master of none. He doesn’t listen to us parents anymore. I think he almost doesn’t want to do things we suggest or want him to do. Would like someone who can talk to him and help him navigate.

Sounds like you want a lot more than someone to talk to him. You want someone to craft a meaningful ans impactful passion project for your kid so he appears completely different than who he is and how he acts.

Anonymous wrote:If someone doesn't have a passion, they don't need a passion project.

This! Please don't try to manufacture or force this. It is often super obvious anyway. Your kid is who he is and will do just fine in life.

Why do you think he would listen to someone else?

If someone doesn't have a passion, they don't need a passion project.

I have a bright kid. He is good at everything, master of none. He doesn’t listen to us parents anymore. I think he almost doesn’t want to do things we suggest or want him to do. Would like someone who can talk to him and help him navigate.