Pam Carrano tells one child to take off his hat before dinner, another to abandon the computer and the rest to settle down. She asks who wants sesame chicken and who wants baked ziti.
Homework is finished.
So is softball practice and a few screechy turns on the violin. There will be enough daylight after dinner for a tussle with the dogs. The scene could be a Saturday Evening Post cover of a suburban family spending an evening at home. But it is not. This is Ms. Carrano's business venture, the Homework Club, a place for children to go after school and before their parents come home from work, where they study, play and enjoy the amenities of home from 3 to 8 p.m.