I agree with less homework in elementary school too.
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There seems to be a movement towards letting kids be kids again and it is not the school system to blame (we actually have commercials encouraging it now) . Far too many parents are structuring their kids lives to the point where kids need a frig'n day planner, dance on Monday, swimming on Tuesday, piano on wed and hockey practice 4 times a week,etc etc etc and play time comes in the form of a "play date" with other kids(that is a term I utterly despise).
Almost makes me sick to my stomach to listen to some people where I work, and hockey parents seem to be the worst, going on about stats, ice time, bad calls by referee's blah blah blah and we are talking about kids aged 8 to 12! That kid does not care as long as they are having fun, the kids aspirations for the NHL are a not theirs, it's the parents. Parents with kids in minor hockey now have to take a course on respect and inclusion before they are allowed to attend their kids games (serious, not allowed in the rink until completed), this comes after parents of kids yelling at ref's, literally fighting with each other in the stands and believe it or not some parents assaulting other people's children for what they see as wrong doings on the ice. I'd wager a guess that football parents are similar. Parents need to stop living vicariously through their kids.
I work closely with some that go on about hockey, I tell them all the time to sell the kids gear and buy them a sk8 board
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