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Without the foundational stuff, how are my children ever going to enjoy learning? Or, rather, what learning has to offer?

Learning to read opens up all of the wonderful, enjoyable stories in library books. Working on his bilingual skills means that my son can make friends in other parts of the world and isn't that great, Kiddo?

I acknowledge to my children that it's tough learning these new skills, but that the pay off is huge. I support them in their learning now (call it pushing or encouraging or engaging, whatever) so that we can have fun down the road.

Because I grew up in a household that was not at all child-centered, school was a magnificent escape. It was a sanctuary for me. My kids have a safe and loving, child-centered upbringing. School doesn't have the same appeal. It's an unexpected challenge.

My parents never helped me with homework. They also never had to because I was so self-motivated. I can't imagine not engaging my own children pretty seriously with their learning though because of many of the issues brought up in this thread.

The stakes are too high. You just have to lock in the fundamentals. I don't want them to miss out on all of the beautiful adventures life offers those who succeed. Tony Stark got to build Iron Man because he first learned to count by tens! :)

The confidence of being highly-competent is absolutely worth the investment in these early stages of reading and writing, of math and logic. It sets them on a path that they can then travel robustly on their own.

I don't think it sucks that we have to supplement the work given at school. It's one of the great opportunities of parenting.
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