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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it's great.  Helps them understand the real world, instead of their pampered upper class childhoods.
Hopefully it helps motivate them to get out of their room to meet people and study hard, so they get a job that pays enough to afford a proper apartment someday.  
A little discomfort is good for growth.[/quote]

Where in the "real world" do people share a bedroom with a stranger?[/quote]

camp? [/quote]

9% of American kids go to sleepaway camp. That's not the real world for most kids. Ironically, it's something for mostly pampered upper class kids.

https://www.newamerica.org/better-life-lab/reports/summer-care-gap/#:~:text=Many%20families%20(44%20percent)%20told,kids%20to%20sleep%2Daway%20camp.
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9% of kids 4-14 in a single summer. And most of those kids are too young to attend. The actual % of kids who have ever gone to sleepaway camp at least once in their life is much higher.

It’s a luxury, for sure, but for it’s a common experience, especially with kids bound for college. [/quote]

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