Helping child find a "passion"

geek_mom
Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:39:15 +0000

Good point, Bromfield.
I wonder if “doing anything I can think of to build my resume and get admitted to an Ivy or two” would count as a “passion.” :D

My kiddo just did what he enjoyed doing – sometimes to my chagrin, as I thought his summers could be used more productively toward college admissibility. Well, it turned out he was right. His activities “hung together” and made him a more interesting, capable, confident person. I’m sure that’s part of what made him an attractive candidate to his first-choice college.