@ruthstoops – “not exploring other things.”
I wouldn’t worry about it. Life is a journey and it doesn’t begin nor end with the school years.
I’m jealous of your son right now to have such a great opportunity and he can enjoy it.
My parents didn’t think chorus was “hard” enough so I ended up in band playing an instrument and marching around a field for a football game. I did learn a lot but quit as soon as I could. I loved aspects of band–but it wasn’t what I wanted to do. (I was pretty good too by the way). (Now all the band people are going to flame me…)
So what did I do? I ventured forward as an adult and been in community plays and joined choruses. But I do regret that I didn’t do that in HS.
I love the “try it all” vibe. And I agree that you SHOULD try it all.
In my perfect world you would just rotate through a ton of activities with no grades or expectations.
But I also think that there are certain activities th
at are found early in life that resonate for a long time. Music and art are two. And both serve you well into adulthood. Some have affinity for sports–nobody ever seems to downplay that.
Some kids may find joining debate clubs or MUN (Model United Nations) as great clubs also.
There are LOTS of great clubs and focuses in life. It’s one reason Toastmasters exists today–you can’t get everything in HS.
Funny, I never see anyone saying “give up the football team” as an option…