But you top it off with dancing, art, drama, music, yearbook,
robotics , activities for older siblings and parents, ESL classes.”
ROBOTICS?!?
Cancel shock mode, pal. There's a great program for kids called the First Lego League. It gives the kids challenges that they can solve using the Lego robotics platform. There are competitions all over the map in December and January, and the finalists compete for the world championship in April. FLL is worldwide, and it's designed to get kids interested in engineering, math, science, and problem-solving. It's a great AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM that was founded by Dean Kamen, the guy who invented the Segway and the heart stint. There's also a division for high schoolers, and there's big scholarships to be had in that.
That said, since the schools are continuously dealing with sub-standard students who don't know the basics (read: illegal alien kids), the schools have to slap extra time on the day to do those things they did in the past when they didn't have to worry about state testing. But a 12-hour day is insane. I know 4th graders whose brains turn to baloney after lunchtime! Oh, I'm sorry. I forgot we were talking about the Obama administration, where stupidity reigns supreme!
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