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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here's my lazy-mom's guide for those of you so inclined -

School year - We get home around 5:45 and walk the dog.  Mondays, I spend two minutes looking at the homework assignment while I prep dinner, and we have a brief discussion about what DC should work on for the week (most of it is unnecessary busy work, so I just pick a few things that look useful or that DC may need to work on).  Sometimes I remember to check it later in the week and sometimes I don't - in my view, it's DC's responsibility, and the earlier that's learned, the better.  I do a 1 minute quiz of the spelling words, and if DC misses any I'll usually remember to repeat 1-2 more times that week.

Summers - We get new books from the library every few weeks.

We learn geography while looking at maps and researching our vacations.  We learn about the environment and biology when going for hikes on the weekend.  We learn about the world and foreign affairs by hearing about and discussing something we've heard during the 10 minutes of morning news that I usually watch.  We learn about economics and budgeting by talking about things to buy (or not buy) at the store.[/quote]

This.  This is the only sane answer.  I didn't worry about supplementing.  My kids did their homework, most of the time.  We spent our summers playing.  Somehow our older kids have managed to graduate from high school and get into good colleges, despite my clearly negligent parenting style. All got academic scholarships at varying levels.  Two of them were in gifted programs.  One is a National Merit Scholar.  The youngest is in middle school, so I guess the jury is still out on him.  But he is an A student in advanced placement classes.

No test prep.  No supplemental homework.  No Kumon or any of that nonesense. Like the PP, we just encouraged learning for the sake of learning.  And I do not check or help with homework.  If they have specific questions, I'll point them in the right direction.  Honestly, I was more focused on ensuring they got the chance to be involved in extracurricular activities, and that they had plenty of time to just play.
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