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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Music lessons
Trips to the library
encouraged extracurriculars like chess, Mad Science, ceramics, summer swim team
Attend theater productions
travel
Read a lot of books to my kids
let them play outside a ton

two kids, both attended CES, both attended magnet middle, one headed to a high school magnet, the other attending a high school magnet

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This. My kids hated worksheets at school, and would have been miserable coming home to do more of them. Same with computerized lessons. And moving ahead in a curriculum would have meant even more boredom and frustration in school. It was bad enough when they were sitting through three days on a concept they grasped the first time it was presented, and would have been worse if they’d already mastered it ahead of time.

We just facilitated exploration, exposed them to new things, and encouraged them to explore every interest as fully as possible. Math, science, and history all got worked into daily life, and expanded as they expressed interest. Weekly library trips, books, newspapers, and magazines in every room of the house, museums and national parks, travel (even just local day trips).

I feel like it’s far better to encourage brain development and a love of learning than to just tack on more formal lessons that stifle creativity. Even if a kid doesn’t mind worksheets and computer lessons, and they learn a lot from them and get “ahead,” that doesn’t mean it’s what best for them. If you truly want to *supplement* your child’s education (not just give them a leg up on the “competition”), shore up the parts that the modern educational system neglects: creativity and intellectual curiosity. [/quote]

+ 1000. My kids hate to brush their teeth and wash their hands, so we don’t bother with it. We want them to be happy above all else. [/quote]

Appreciate the sarcasm, but I could not agree with PP more.

Weekly library trips, NPR in the car, nature documentaries on tv. Wordle and Sudoku. But no worksheets or RSM or Kumon.[/quote]

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