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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, there's nothing wrong with supplemental curriculum over the summer.  If you have the time to teach and your kid enjoy learning it, why don't you do it?  Kids in Asian countries are learning all year round.   AAP is just a joke.  Look further, your child will compete with those Asian kids in the future. [/quote]

Why does everything have to be about Asian kids? They're not inherently more intelligent, just pushed harder to achieve more. 
There is a lot moto to life than academic achievement. My kids enjoy life, spend weeks at camp, learn new sports, and spend time with friends and family in the summer. They've always been at the top of their class without ever doing work during the summer other than reading for pleasure. [/quote]

I actually do believe many of them are inherently more intelligent.  When my son was in Montessori preschool (we're not Asian), I volunteered a lot and noticed that the kids who seemed to learn more easily were the Asian kids.  I highly doubt that it was the results of home prep that I was witnessing.  It was really quite interesting to see.  [/quote]

I have taught preschool in northern Va for more than 10 years and I have witnessed the exact opposite phenomenon. A majority of the Asian kids I have taught have been the most unruly and "young" seeming kids in the class. Their parents let them run free and wild in the hallways and parking lot. [/quote]

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