<p>You should definitely encourage your son to join the NHD program. I competed at nationals this year and completely enjoyed it. My little sister also competed in History Day when she was in 6th grade and also enjoyed the experience.</p>
<p>I’m a big history fan which made the whole research process a lot easier to do. You can do the projects either in groups or individual and there’s also a lot of different categories to choose from.</p>
<p>Also, on StevenLees bias argument. I’ll have to disagree with that. I come from a unknown school that’s located in a rural area. It’s not private, it doesn’t offer a lot of APs, and most of the people there are middle class. I think if a person is motivated enough they can qualify for nationals and place. I worked on my project for months in order to qualify. I’m only involved in two clubs at school, I don’t have a private tutor, English is my second language, and I haven’t even taken six AP courses despite being a junior, yet I still placed in the top ten. </p>
<p>History is something I’m passionate about. I absolutely adore it. When I’m passionate about something I’m willing to take the time and effort to do a good job. NHD taught me to be more confident in my skills, to do better research, and helped me improve my formal writing abilities. All in all, I think the experience was worth it.</p>