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[quote=Anonymous]I disagree that it is screen time. I think kids are choosing: sports, volunteering, art or an instrument.

If all of this is handled during school time, which many of the "balanced" schools offer, then 3 hours is okay.

But if most of the classes are academic and there are 3 hours of homework, you get ...

3-4: homework
4-6: sports (if there is no game)
7pm: home showered
7-7:30: eat dinner
7:30-9:30: homework (two straight hours, no breaks, I won't even go into how unhealthy that is)
10-6: 8 hours of sleep

Sounds reasonable... 
But where is volunteering, practice an instrument, read your little sister a book, take the dog for a walk, visit your grandmother, do something you love besides the sports

We have created a generation that wakes up, goes to school, does homework, goes to bed and then does it all over again. 
I know that so many parent pride themselves on working until 10pm at night, billing the most hours, etc. and they are passing this "work ethic" on to their kids.

I happen to disagree that it is a work ethic maybe work pathetic.[/quote]

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