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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Long term, I value academics over sports. But at 8, I think pushing academics on kids can backfire. [b]I would not choose a school that has that much homework at that age. [/b] [/quote] I agree with this. That said, as much as I like my kids to get exercise and fresh air and try to run them around outside most days, spending 4-5 days/week on a single sport at 8 years old doesn't seem like a good balance either. It seems like a parent trying to engineer a D1 athlete out of a 3rd grader or something. It often seems like there's no moderation in the DMV on any childhood topic (academics, sports, languages, instruments, etc), and it's kind of frustrating.[/quote]
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