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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is so sad to me. If you are taking one of these camps your child doesn't belong in aap.  How selfish of you to waste their fun summer days with study.  Why can't you people be happy and proud of the children you have[/quote]

Boo hoo for you, then.

My kid did a few weeks of academic camp the past year and really enjoyed it.
Additionally, we took an international trip, he did sports, went to a cub scout camp, and did ice-skating and swimming lessons.
So there was plenty of fun summer days.

Its funny how you claim that this "[i][b]wastes days with study[/b][/i]" !!!
You are deluded if you truly believe this.   It is fair to say that you need to balance work and fun/relaxation time.  But it is well established that a 3 month summer vacation with no academic/enrichment stimulation has kids losing much of what they've learned and falling behind.  Why do you think that there is a big year-round school movement, or that most other countries around the world no longer give such a long summer break?

I will be sending my kids to academic camps again this summer and they are looking forward to it.  They are even past the Cogat -- so no more tests to prep for.
The sad wasted time they spend getting ahead academically, is fine by me.

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