All I know is the kid who missed his wheelchair-bound brother and cried -- and the group of kids who immediately rushed over to hug him -- made me cry.

I worked with kids for a long time outside the academic environment (day camps and afterschool programs) and so much of what I saw in that clip is familiar. Leaders will emerge, groups will form, and things will even get accomplished, but the chance for a lot of the kids to be hurt and scared and lonely and out of their element is definitely scary. I would imagine that they all to undergo psychological and probably intelligence testing to qualify, though.

Actually, that show looks really fascinating and not at all trainwrecky -- unlike Texas Ranch House which was a ginormous train wreck.

I just want to ask the parents what the hell they were thinking letting a reality TV show babysit their 8 year old for a month. I'm sure CBS has their collective legal ass completely covered, but still - a TV show is not summer camp!

I just want to ask the parents what the hell they were thinking letting a reality TV show babysit their 8 year old for a month.

An eight-year-old is way, waaaaay too young, if you ask me. So are most ten- and eleven-year-olds, probably.

I would guess that they were swayed by the possibility of their child being awarded a $20,000.00 gold star.

Man. I had heard about this show, but that clip was bad news.

Anybody watching SYTYCD (even the acronym is too long!)? There was a popper in the Chicago auditions that was unbelievable! I can't even describe what he did! If you get the chance still to catch it, it is worth the whole show! He came at about the 1hr15min mark or so.

Seriously. And who's the guest judge? I missed who he is, but man, he was freaking out over that guy!

Oooh, Hec is going to be pleased about part of tonight's final challenge on Shear Genius.

That guy in Chicago was very cool. I expected him to be sent to choreography, though.