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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I taught my kids to read, write and do math at home, OP. Mostly over the summer, every year, and a little bit during the school year. I assigned classic children's lit for them to read.

Private school wasn't for us because one of my kids has special needs and really benefited from the accommodations public school could provide, and my other was able to get gifted services. This is why I will never hate MCPS. They do something for the kids at the extremes.  I just filled in whatever school did not teach that I wanted my kids to know. I do not expect any school to parent my child. A parent is a child's main teacher.

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I do all that and feel we are just barely treading water, alone. I would love to go back to the days of doing 15 minutes of homework per night and then having them spend the rest of the time just playing. Having to supplement cuts into that time. Not to mention having to learn half a year’s worth of material over what should be true summer vacation just swimming, looking at bugs, and playing in trees [/quote]

I don't mind spending an hour a night on reading and interesting math (not drills, but math puzzles and logic games, or even board games like making them be the banker in monopoly).  It's bonding time.  I am trying to teach my kids to love learning for the sake of learning.  We can do it in addition to everything you listed.

I don't think school is entirely a waste of time, but I also don't think it's enough. One teacher with 20 or more kids can't possibly give my child the attention I can give them one on one. [/quote]

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