[quote=flu][quote=Blogstar]Thanks for the tips and comments,
I talked with my kid yesterday….before, he never wanted to change schools but now seems like he would do anything to better pursue his interests…not that we have nailed them down exactly… he says he likes architecture. We don’t necessarily we have all options at our disposal…but it is a good start….it’s fairly natural on his part.
I don’t want to chase something and have him lose track of math or physics. That has been said to be a problem with some of the schools dedicated to “creativity”.
About age, it will vary by kid…My kid was very interested in the little mindstorm activity that parents and children can do together at Legoland when he was barely old enough by lego standards, I think that was 7 or 8 …my wife may have talked them in to letting him and me go in before the age cutoff(mom’s are good at that stuff). We rushed to sign up for that every time we go to the park after that. He was 9 when we got him in a one week camp and he was crazy about that too. If I remember right, most of the kids were older. That was with the YMCA. If his parents were in the field(s), he probably would have been way more supported in it earlier, but unfortunately we are not, although I do understand electricity and electronics pretty well( well with some review).[/quote]
I wouldn’t worry so much of, as long as your your kid has interest.
Kid with interest + with parents that don’t have a background is still > kids with parents that have the background but aren’t interested 🙂
FWIW: to this day, I still hate physics…It would be 2nd from the top of the list of things I hate.
The only thing worse for me would be biology….I have a bad memory, and hated biology even more. One of the many reasons why I couldn’t ever be a doctor…. … Well, while I’m at it, I guess I’ll admit, in general I hate to read and follow directions….So I guess I can rule out legal professions too. lol… I survived AP English through the cliff notes version…..[/quote]
He doesn’t have to do the physics and math or math based chemistry studies etc. but I don’t want to limit his ability to do it well by what could turn out to be a diversion into a “creative” environment.
I agree our backgrounds aren’t much of a handicap and the the support matter more.
