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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Read this -
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/716481.page

I could give an answer but it will be a 6 hours TED - talk.

Short answer.

- I became an expert in MCPS, curriculum and learning resources from the best in US and also from some Asian and European countries.  For all grades.

- I used textbooks, quizlet, Khan Academy, Great Courses, and E D Hirsch's books and core knowledge foundation.  I sat and worked with my kids for 1- 2 hours each day.

- I created lesson plans for all the subjects and made sure that it was  interesting and enriched. The enrichment was with documentaries, research, reading books/comics, projects, fieldtrips etc. I did it from K-8th grade.  My kids were flying on their own throughout  HS, college, internships , job searches etc, because they knew how to do it since K-8.

- I went beyond MCPS and US education and my kids studied a lot of other subjects that are not taught here.  Geography, poetry and elocution, astronomy, permaculture and ecology, sociology, anthropology, history of indigenous people, economics, personal finance and investing, debate and public speaking, essay and  precis writing, math, world history in chronological order, art history...

- I educated myself in the ins and outs of the college process, timelines etc.  I guided my kids like a private tutor and a private counselor.

But most importantly, I wanted them to learn what their brain was capable of learning and also I wanted them to learn how to learn and enjoy learning.  I knew that the more varied subjects that they learned and the more I could reinforce the learning from various learning tools - they would start seeing the patterns and connections across subjects.

Yes, my kids were high achievers but that happened organically - just because they were so accelerated and enriched. My kids were also avid readers because I was reading to them till they were 8 years old, even though they could read since 3 yrs old. [/quote]
I’m relieved I am not your DC. [/quote]
Ufff...I am too.  What would I do if I had you as my child? :mrgreen: [/quote]

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