'In the 90s, my friends and I had very unique interests and were viewed as oddballs or 'weird' kids by the rest of our peers, so we kept quiet.'
in Miami. “Students in elementary school are more open to any interest presented by their parents or teachers if those experiences are enthusiastically introduced, supported, and shared,” she said. “Younger students have not yet realized the power of peer pressure or are too excited about their own interests to worry about what others think.” By middle school, she says, students are less likely to openly express an interest that is not shared by their peer group.
As for me, I’m letting my 5th grader order a Napoleonic military costume, “for everyday use, not Halloween” and my four-year-old is finally dissecting that formaldehyde frog in my pantry. Much of my own childhood was spent trying to hide what I viewed as “weird” interests. How many of my peers would have liked to spend an afternoon researching the history of pony breeds? I will never know, because I was too scared to ask.
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