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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is this a joke?

My kid does a rec sport. He doesn’t need it to keep friends. The kids he socializes with outside of school are not from team.

Swimming - summer. Some kids take longer to learn than others. But most kids I know do lessons in summer while in preschool and can swim by kindergarten. Heck no to dragging my kids to swim lessons in the winter.

I have never met anyone in real life who uses those math programs. Kids are away at school for 8 hours with transportation. If doing that is your preference, that’s fine. But people need to realize it’s a small subset who does that.

[quote=Anonymous]I don't understand the people posting here about having ONE activity. It doesn't line up with people saying:

-Elementary boys needs to be in sports to keep friends and be involved
-Everyone needs swim lessons for safety! 
-We are supplementing Beast Academy / Russian Math / Mathnasium, aren't you?

If you have your kid in ONE activity, what is it? And when do you plan to encourage more or give permission for additional activities? [/quote][/quote]

No it's not a joke. You and a couple of PPs may not know people at your school are supplementing, but many are. They just don't talk about it. Half my neighborhood does Beast Academy at home. I'm putting my top level 1st grader in math camp this summer. I also know many kids in 1st grade who are on travel teams or club teams that have significant time commitments, but parents are more willing to talk about those.[/quote]

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