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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think most parents believe math is covered and paid for in school.  Swimming is not. Parents are already paying taxes for their children to learn math or are actually paying a private school to teach them. Many also hire tutors or do belong to these competition math groups. This obsession with math beyond traditional school teaching (competitions etc) is a recent phenomenon. Getting along with others is something all children should learn. Swimming is a life safety skill. Not all children need to be extremely quick at math.  They just need to understand it.[/quote]

I would argue that math and science are also "life safety skills" in this world, but we do not think of them as such.  If you want to achieve a basic level of proficiency in math and the sciences, as you do and can with most subjects through the regular school day then, yes, you would not need outside supplementation through extracurricular academic programs.  But if you just want your child to achieve a basic level of proficiency in swimming, as a "life safety skill", then you do not need to invest $2,000+ in annual club fees, when swim classes at the Y or even a private swim instructor for 4 hours a week would do just fine.  How is it the we have a base 300,000+ strong willing to invest in making their child a "better" swimmer, but no such base of support exists in these other important areas?[/quote]

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