[Osem]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7382924.stm

I tend to agree - breakfast clubs, after school clubs etc. are all too often being used as cheap child care. Our eldest does karate classes 4 evening a week - in the average class of around 20 pupils I'd say that at around 25% are there simply to fill time while their parents do whatever they do. They have no interest in progressing and their parents never bother to watch how they perform. They just drop them off and pick them up. I have some sympathy where money is a real issue but quite a few of those those we've come across own several nice cars and enjoy expensive holidays abroad. Perhaps they place more importance on their lifestyles than their role as parents.