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There are as many forms of supplementing as there are parents who supplement.

For me, supplementing is rather traditional and is meant to bring my children to the high academic standard we have in our native country, out of intellectual pride but also in case we return there.

I research the best workbooks (which are NOT created equal) and persuaded my kids a long time ago that they needed to do a set number of pages every day during the summer. We don't have time during the school year. They work our native language, math, English reading and book reports, essays, reading comprehension, cursive, and whatever else I think they might need. One of my children also plays 30 minutes on her instrument every day. I do not care to waste money on classes such as Kumon, and I am a good enough teacher for my kids anyway. They learn more at home.

I do not consider supplementing, the dinner-time current events discussions, cooking meals, doing chores, regular museum trips, science and history explanations and readings. That's just good parenting.
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