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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm just shocked to read about all the supplemental stuff parents are having their kids do. My kid goes to public, and he has a bit of homework (math and reading each night - prob 30 min total) that he does by himself - he's in 4th. He plays a couple of sports - recreational level and one practice a week in the evening and one game on the weekend. He began playing an instrument in school band and practices a few times a week and takes one 30 minute zoom lesson a week. I pack his lunch daily - it's not a hot lunch. Maybe I'm a lousy parent, but I don't feel like I'm running around too much. I think he is getting a well-balanced exposure to music, sports and a decent education from what I can tell. He's not really into art, but he has it at school once a week. [/quote]

We're not doing it all at once. One or two sports at a time. Instrument which is a lesson once per week and practice 6x/week. The other activities slot in. 2 weeks of art class over the summer. 1 session of math enrichment during a semester or over the summer. Math and ELA at home as needed or as we find time. But my selfish take is I kind of wish art, math, and ELA were done more at school, so we could take more summer vacation and so I didn't feel pressured to search for and buy all these extras and implement at home. Not to mention all the driving. The endless driving! [/quote]

I went to private and my kids go to private so I have zero public school experience but it seems crazy to me that your kids don’t get sufficient art, math, and LA at school. What on earth are they doing all day?[/quote]

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