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[quote=Anonymous]We are in MCPS, however, our home schools are bottom of the heap.

The biggest problem for us was not the curriculum (it is same in all MCPS schools), or the teachers (all are highly qualified), or school resources (Title 1 and low performing - so they are flush with money), or facilities (everything is new and nothing is falling apart), or the ESOL/FARMS students (because I am fine with diversity, different languages or kids eating free meals).

The biggest issue for us (and why I have labelled them the bottom of the heap) is the malicious disruption in class by some students (because of multiple issues at home) - and the inability of the teachers to punish them or contain them.  I would not have minded children who were not bright in my DC's classroom.

Our aim was thus to get them into magnet programs. The thing that worked for us was reading to our kids from the very start - from the time they were able to sit up.  We started from picture books from very early age and that was a part of their daily routine.  In fact, I would make them sit in my lap with a bottle first thing in the morning and read them stories and nursery rhymes etc.  It was amazing how much they picked up.  Then we made sure that they had access to books, magazines etc and that we were reading interesting storybooks for almost an hour every night to them.  My kids loved it so much that they wanted to be read to even when they could read by themselves.  This continued till they were 8 years of age.

I also made sure that they had mastered their multiplication tables (1-12) by the time they were in 2nd grade.

If you feel that you need to enrich them, there are many options available to them now. The internet is your best resource.

I will say to you the same thing other pps are saying -  the one thing you can do for your kids is read to them.  I give the same advice to ESOL parents. I tell them that they should read to their kids in their native language if they do not know English.  Just read, read, read to them.

Once your kids are hooked on reading for pleasure - EVERYTHING is easy at school.

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