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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Middle school is such an isolating time for kids, after school clubs is how they make friends. It was this way when I was in middle school 30 years ago. This is devastating for my rising 7th grader - all her friends have told her how much fun middle school is.[/quote]

How's it isolating? Do they really lose touch with friends/stop hanging out with neighborhood friends the second middle school starts?  MS is no picnic for sure, but i didn't realize it was that bad [/quote]

My kid, and most of his friends, only have one other kid from their ES in any of their MS classes. The only time they see friends from ES is lunch time. Clubs give kids a chance to socialize with new people as well as be exposed to new activities. And then you have clubs like Mathcounts, Science Olympiad and other academic competitions.

I am not sure why the MS is being targeted when HSs have similar clubs and activities. [/quote]

It really sucks that there are so many barriers for kids just simply trying to maintain friendships
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