[GOPrincess]

"fast forward a few years to the kid looking for a job: the routine background check that is now part of just about every hire in the nation turns up this article along with the lawsuit and the prospective employer knows there is a slacker standing before them."

Maybe the employer will instead realize he has a prospective employee who values using time wisely, learning from broadening experiences (i.e., being a camp counseler), and who thinks "outside the box" of conformity, which is very desirable in some professions (less so in others!).

[GOPrincess]

Typo correction: "counseler" in my note should be "counselor."

[NonValueAdded]

Good Lord, woman ... it isn't a zero sum game. OK, so the employer sees an eclectic student that cannot multitask! It is resorting to the lawsuit that is ultimately problematic here. Say the kid didn't do the work and falls behind the other students in the class. Is daddy gonna sue for the "A"? Whine because the AP class won't take him? Have high schools abandoned a varied curriculum with placement into class sections done by aptitude? Let the kid proceed at his own rate but don't demand that the school system jump through hoops for him later. Meanwhile, my student will devour the summer reading list, play with educational games, and keep her mind engaged. As to Larson, that's OK, she will need someone to mow the lawn and bus the tables.