Cookie-Cutter Extracurriculars

StickerShock
Fri, 02 May 2008 16:59:42 +0000

Even with the best time management skills, a student can’t be in two places at once. Recitals, concerts, competitions, games, and meets overlap. If you have a school that is flexible, count yourself lucky. Add non-school commitments to the mix and it becomes impossible in most cases. Conservatory level musicians are expected to devote three hours a day to their instrument. True athletes the same. Top students the same. Nine hours of dedicated after school effort may be possible for some, but cloning has yet to be perfected so a kid can be in the orchestra performance and the soccer tournament and the science fair at the same time.