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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yowsers. This thread might take the cake for irrational, uninformed opinions.

My kid finished his hours the summer before 8th grade with minimal effort. Find something they're interested in and build on it. There are many, many things to push back on in K-12 education right now - particularly in MCPS - but this is not one of them. This is an opportunity to explore strengths, interests, and potential pathways - frame it for them in a positive light and they'll be interested.[/quote]

Do let us know the details of how your kid completed his hours before 8th grade with minimal effort.[/quote]

+1. It’s often that the kid “volunteered” as a CIT in a program that mommy and daddy had to pay for.  [/quote]

This is true. I know many kids who have a high number of a student service learning hours because they are now counselors at an expensive camp they attended since kindergarten. (you cannot be a counselor if you’re a random student off the street )

They also get many hours from working on the swim pre-team as buddies. Those swim clubs are also expensive.

I am all for getting rid of this ridiculous requirement. Or, reducing the hours to 10 hours and making it so it’s true meaningful volunteering rather than either paid hours like the examples above or sitting in a classroom watching videos.

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