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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]5 hours a day? I've never studied that much even one day. I was top 10% in a public high school in early 2000s and was a mediocre athlete. I had a job and did other clubs. In college i cant even remember needing 5 hours to study. That is not normal and I wouldn't not allow my child to do that.[/quote]

Then you went to a high school with grade inflation. In the Bay Area, even students who can easily get a 1600 on the SAT need to spend several hours studying per day for class [/quote]

I never did a lick of homework.  I took the AP tests passed the tests, got college credit already.  This the whole point of standardized tests.  What more do you want?  The only inflation these days is busy work.

That being said I kind of get that if your talent is academics not something else like sports or the arts and you live in an urban setting maybe you have a stigma about having your kid work at an ice cream shop you kind of have to fill the time with something, so study away.  Props too you.  Though, I will say these other activities even work are great experiences that add value to adolescents' education, which is why schools give preference.  My 4th grader is starting to get good at running a GPS and reading maps for example.  How can you study to be a doctor without learning a little physical education?[/quote]

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