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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Both my kids had done over 130 hours by the end of 7th grade.

It is pathetic that this has not been completed by so many high school students.

There are still about 4 or 5 states where this is mandatory. [/quote]

Great for you.  But you also have free time to waste on DCUM so presumably you’ve got time and income to spare.  A lot of MCPS parents don’t have the resources to shuffle their kids around to get SSL hours or to pay to get them done at summer camp.  Check your privilege.[/quote]

+1 not sure exactly how one’s kids get 130 hours so “easily” in middle school.  Do enlighten us but I suspect it involves quite a bit of parental chauffeuring for an activity the kid was already involved in or some major money for SSL approved camps [/quote]

My 13 year old was an unpaid CIT for a Rockville City camp in our neighborhood.  No chauffeuring, no cost.  Hopefully he was helpful.[/quote]

Was your 13 year old a past camper where he was a CIT? Most camps have that requirement which makes most CIT positions (and the SSL hours) accessible only to kids whose parents have the means to pay hundreds of dollars a week for camp.  [/quote]

This is why it isn't fair.  So many students don't have that opportunity. Some CIT positions actually require the parent to pay a reduced camp fee.

The hours should all be done at school or school related activities. Just like in some Asian countries where students are expected to tidy their schools. There are give or take around 37-38 weeks in a school year. If a student did 30 minutes a week over the course of four years weeks that would meet the requirement. [/quote]

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