On Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at 4:41:47 PM UTC-4, AS wrote:
I do not think that the average US-teenager has the stamina to involve himself/herself in a 'German-style' club operation.


son_of_flubber wrote:
We have people in the USA that make gross generalizations about people of a certain age who're from certain countries. On average, those people are ignorant.


AS wrote:
Son - call yourself lucky if the situation is different at your place!

I'm aware that young people fail to thrive at some soaring clubs in the USA..

I'm largely an observer on the sidelines, so I do not take credit for the success at Sugarbush. The adults that take the lead interacting with our young people are gifted and dedicated. Nothing is going to happen without those key adults.

Sugarbush is in a rural area with low population density. The young people that fly come from a variety of backgrounds, some very hardscrabble, and some educated and affluent. Yes, the young people are a self-selected group. We have a waiting list for our youth program and we can be very selective about who 'gets a slot'. But there is no shortage of young people who want to fly and who're willing to do the work.

Geezers writing off 'kids today'? Gimme a break.