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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The point of sleep away for us was to prepare our child for college.[b] I never went anywhere before college and the transition was impossible.[/b] I didn't want my kid to have to face a strange new environment and not have the skills to manage.  Sent her to gymnastics camp for two weeks with a team at age 8 until 11. Sent her to China for a month at 13. She's also done years of CTY which was as close to college as you can get. She is now far away at college and loving it. She has her own apartment and just interviewed for a summer internship. [/quote]

So you think the only kids that can transition into college at 18 need to be shipped off to camp at 8yrs old like yours?   :roll:

Newsflash:  Most kids have never been anywhere on their own before college.  THAT is what makes college so fun and life changing.  Sorry it was "impossible" for you but a few weeks of rich kids camp doesn't prep kids for college.  All it does is keep them away from their parents with structured activities scheduled by barking counselors that can't wait to make it thru each day so they can party and bang each other after hours.  It doesn't teach them to balance a budget, cook food, shop, organize, clean, balance social/studies, etc...  But great attempt at rationalizing the need for camp.   :roll: [/quote]

+1,000,000

Kids do not need pricy camps to adjust to college life. Not even remotely the same thing. It is such a small percentage of kids that do this. The only reason why it seems so high around here is because the DC Metro area has a lot of Jewish and rich families. But the rest of America? I would be surprised if 10% of the child population does sleep-away camp.

People send their kids to camp for one reason. They want a break and pay to send their kids away.  But it is amusing reading all those that talk about these benefits. [/quote]

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