Only you can judge what freedom in his off time means. Teen agers like to "hang out" (mine plays a lot of golf and ping pong and soccer or free running) but I drool about the opportunities available at a private boarding school. I think...debate team or newspaper or clubs, another language, or other sports to try. It is such a scary time (when I had too much "free time" as a teenager a hundred yrs ago, I usually was up to no good). Right now I think structure is something my DS (sophomore) craves. He stayed home from school today because of mouth surgery and he asked me "What do I need to do today?" after the first hour. After vacuuming the house and practicing piano, I let him get good and bored. I doubt he'll be interested in staying home tomorrow. There are scholarship applications/essays to write even as a sophomore, contests/competitions, community service.
All the extra free time DS had today went to xbox--what a waste!
