Camp also [eggs on] [kids] who [are unhappy] to set their own goals and work on [improving their skills] in a [who-cares-what-you-do] environment. Such challenges as swimming all the way out to the raft or [refining their skills] in a craft or leading a song before lunch give them opportunities to [work their guts out] and succeed in new ways.

[Connecting], [contributing], and [feeling like a big shot] usually aren’t focuses of [academic curricula] They can’t be taught through a textbook or measured by standardized tests. Yet they are at the very heart of what it takes to be [a biggie] in life.