After-school programs for kids
...ds in South Central Los Angeles, then there might be a better lifestyle for the people in that community. But if we continue to let this happen to us, America will continue to fall behind. Now on the verge of being let out for the day from the school, a kid is going to be thinking about nothing else to do except for hanging out with their friends and possibly getting into trouble. Now, what if all of these things were offered for them to still be with their friends, have fun, and play instead of getting in trouble. “Because juvenile crime rates peak during after-school hours, and quality after school programs provide structured, supervised activities, it is only logical that such programs can be directly linked to a decrease in juvenile crime” (Levin). Another example of how these activities after school would help. A lot of these programs are now starting to be enforced in rural areas around the country. In the Antelope Valley, they are starting a program for kids in all areas to come to the local YMCA for various activites including basketball tournaments, arcade games, a music room, etc. This will be a success because of the many problems that plague that area of Southern California. There are not many things to do for kids when they get out of school. With that being said, let’s move on to an argument stand point on this matter. This could have been the cause for children at older ages to not think as much and not perform in school as well as children do now. When I was growing up, it was all about playing and never about homework. In fact, we never really talked about homework, and for that matter never really did our homework. Now that could be the reason why my high school graduation was only 48% of what it was when the senior class started. But now, I see that all of the schools are more focused on the education and less worried about the fun factor of going to school. Now this next article doesn’t promote not having after school programs, but just tells us that we shouldn’t force kids into one thing and that these after school programs may cause stress because of the busy kid doing too much. They say in the article “Activities should be scheduled in moderation, and they should be chosen with your child's age, temperament, interests, and abilities in mind. If something's too advanced, the experience may be frustrating. If it's not engaging, your child will probably be bored. And if your child doesn't want to do it in the first place, he may do it only to please you, defeating the purpose” Kids Health for Parents. This is a pretty strong argument that I believe is true. If you force the support from you children then there is no point in trying to achieve the goal. Now is the trying time of the subject. That is the battle between good and bad. Are after school programs good for kids or not? I know there are not many arguments saying that after school programs are bad, but there is one good point. Kids nowadays seem to be too busy and often seem behind on times and often that could lead to a lazy person in their later life. But then again, there is an obvious separation from gangs and violence if a child is busy throughout their childhood. So, you might have a good kid that participates in after school activities and leads a great childhood, but once they get older, the possibility of straying from that type of lifestyle is more of a greater risk. Th...