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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So sad that we don't want more for our kids other than school, extracurriculars and homework... rinse and repeat.[/quote]

They go to school, they have homework, they can choose extra curriculars.

Some kids choose not to do extra curriculars, MS is when kids start dropping out of rec sports, so they have more down time.

Some kids will choose after school clubs and no activities outside of that, so have down time when they get home.

Some kids will choose clubs and/or after school activities. They might have less down time but they, presumably, enjoy the activities that they are doing.

I am not sure what else you are thinking there needs to be time for.

My kids happens to enjoy rec soccer, soccer, and Scouts so he is planning on that. He has a few clubs that he is interested in at MS that he is going to give a go. He'll get home at the same time as he did from ES on the days he does clubs, maybe a bit earlier. He'll get home 90 minutes earlier then ES on the days he doesn't do clubs. He'll have time to do homework at school, I am not sure how much he will be bringing home but we'll figure that balance out. [/quote]

What about time to hang out with friends or family?  Or just downtime or free time?[/quote]

His friends are in the various activities he does, that is where he met them and got to know them. He hangs out with them on the weekends. I'd put good money on them being in the same clubs.

He chooses these activities, these are not things we told him he has to do. He likes doing these things. [/quote]

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