They run a curriculum based program and it is terrible. FIRST......an hour is way too long! The kids hate it! The last thing the kids want to do after being in school all day is what appears to them to be more work. They offer Art, Technology, Language, and Fitness. Whatever curriculum you lead is very micromanaged without much to any leeway to change. Art should be about art. Teach them to draw, paint, let them have free time. Language is NOT something they enjoy at all.....quite from a 4th grade boy..."this is the last thing I want to do, I don't like it. It is more work and I have been in school all day already". Technology should be about hands on, on the computer. Some of the time the kids do t even touch the computer. Fitness is pretty good......although there are some sports that are barely covered at all, and ones that the kids would prefer. The "Higher Ups" at corporate have been told that curriculum needs to be changed and that for the most parts the kids hate it, yet it stays the same. Every Friday they have what is called Fun Friday, yet they have taken the FUN out of it. The kids used to look forward to Fun Friday, but now to them it's just another day. What kid wants to do a Chemistry experiment in Fun Friday? Not many. Fun Friday should be about the kids! Let them choose! Who cares if they choose the same thing every week. It is their Friday and they deserve to do what they want(within reason).
