Does anyone just sent their kid to school and not supplement at home?

[Anonymous]

DH spent an hour last night giving DS a crash course in macroeconomics, in aide of a history paper he is writing. Does that count?

[Anonymous]

I put that in the parenting category. Then again, I'm a pretty nerdy parent, LOL!

[Anonymous]

No supplementing at home for either child and our school does not give home work either. They're both learning and thriving.

[Anonymous]

None here either. My child is a Davidson Young Scholar and CTY award State award winner 3 years in a row and still counting. No supplementation at home. Only 10 minutes/ day of homework. Lots of unstructured and usupervised play. He also is a Jr Olympic swimmer for age group and superb clarinet player. He is accelerated 3 years ahead in all classes.

[Anonymous]

Wow, some mommy's a little over-invested! Why have DC tested for CTY in three consecutive years when nothing's at stake except a duplicative certificate? Bragging rights, I guess. Except it's not impressive to anyone who has experience with these programs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What's wrong with wookbooks and tutoring? Even if not "needed"? How do you decide when it's not "needed"... if a child has an B+ average at Beauvoir, B at Sidwell, A at an inner city elementary school, a homeschooled kid.

When are workbooks and tutors not "needed"? Does this depend on the objectives or goals (passing grade at Sidwell versus winning the National Spelling Bee or Mathcounts trophy)? Who decides? The School? The Child? The Parent? or YOU?

On the contrary, tell us when workbooks and tutors are "needed"? For kids attending poor schools with inadequate teachers? For kids with a C average at area elite private schools? Who decides? The child? The school? The parent? The courts? or YOU? Does this depend on short and long term goals and objectives? Are these short and long term objectives the same for all children in all parts of town and the country?

Holy shit. I'm glad I'm not your kid. Chill out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:None here either. My child is a Davidson Young Scholar and CTY award State award winner 3 years in a row and still counting. No supplementation at home. Only 10 minutes/ day of homework. Lots of unstructured and usupervised play. He also is a Jr Olympic swimmer for age group and superb clarinet player. He is accelerated 3 years ahead in all classes.

Lucky to have found a place that allows for advancement. We've tried several private schools in the area that just won't allow it (and my daughter's a Davidson YS too). She has been advanced a year in the public school, but that coursework just gets no where near what her CTY and other classes allow her to explore. School seems to be more about socialization, art, foreign language, music, etc. rather than traditional subjects, but as long as she is happy--what else can we do??

[Anonymous]

WTF is CTY?

[Anonymous]

some kids need it some kids don't. Some parents need to give it, some don't

[Anonymous]

CTY = Center for Talented Youth. It's a program run out of Johns Hopkins. Basically it's like a gifted program you pay for. Kids test in to qualify (once for all the elementary programs, and then again to requalify for MS/HS programs) and they give out certificates to top scorers in each state. Testing is standardized (usually done on a computer at the kind of site you'd take GREs) but goes years beyond the kid's current grade to see where they max out. 95% on grade level ERBs is one of the pre-screens (e.g. rendering a kid eligible to take the above grade level qualifying tests).

Programs include day camps, residential camps, and online coursework. They're pricy but there's some financial aid.

DC's experience was that one course (day camp) was similar to what she'd do at her school and another (residential camp) was much less challenging than it would have been if offered at her school. YMMV.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:None here either. My child is a Davidson Young Scholar and CTY award State award winner 3 years in a row and still counting. No supplementation at home. Only 10 minutes/ day of homework. Lots of unstructured and usupervised play. He also is a Jr Olympic swimmer for age group and superb clarinet player. He is accelerated 3 years ahead in all classes.

Is it me, or was a lot of this post, especially re the "superb" clarinet and the "Jr Olympic" swimming totally unnecessary to the discussion we're having, and therefore indicative of (a) a total braggart, or (b) a troll.

[Anonymous]

Sounds like you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sounds like you.

And yet the funny thing is, my kid is CTY too, which I might mention in a thread on supplementing because it's germane -- but not all the stuff about extracurriculars and sports.

[Anonymous]

Does anyone just sent their kid to school and not supplement at home?

No.

[Anonymous]

Homeless children fall into this category.