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[quote=Anonymous]My teen is a fast reader who read a lot for fun up until classes got difficult in high school. Now, they read in the sense that they do their homework, consume all type of media (required, not required) and can get through work efficiently wih clarity. They are very smart...largely intelligent, but also just sharp.

I break this down to 50% genetics (my husband is very very smart, I'm regular smart with very high EQ), and 50% early learning. We were able to keep him out of day care until age 3 with some exposure to activity classes, but we talked/engaged/explained/conversed/exposed constantly. All day. It wasn't terribly exhausting or structured but I talked to my child in the grocery store in a way that was normal for us and that I don't often see. We had early learning materials at home. He had regular toys, but also learning toys, and he loved them all. When we did put him in preschool we lucked out with a great experience with pull-outs and a few aides that spent one on one time with him helping him read and do math because they noticed he wanted to.

Nature and nurture matter. But phone/tech distractions plus just the growing haves/have nots divide that steals time from our families all have a huge negative impact. As society continues to polarize with respect to resources, parenting will get harder for many, and teachers will find it harder to be effective and resourced. This is an America Problem. [/quote]

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