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[quote=pettifogger][quote=Anonymous]How many here are essentially teaching their kids math, reading and writing at home and then viewing school as supplementary or like "social time"? My child is not yet in FCPS but given what I hear, I don't have high expectations. [b]I just wondering how I'll keep my child learning if they are spending so much time at school.[/b][/quote]
It is much more difficult trying to do this during the school year as they're spending 7+ hours in school and need a break at home. If schools taught things efficiently, students could come home after 4-5 hours max.

Summer is usually the best time for them to learn, as they're less distracted and stressed out with lots of activities. Sometimes they can learn a year or more of math during a summer and still have lots of fun and relax with their friends.  My kid mentions that they only learn about 1, maaybe 2 hours max worth of material during a school day in elementary school. Yet because of the amount of time spent in class, they will be tired after school. It's an unfortunate dilemma to have to balance out their need for downtime while at the same time realizing that they are capable of learning so much more.
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