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[quote=Anonymous]Mine sadly did zero. My DD has an Indian friend who is the same age, and starting at preschool age the parents put her in Kumon and constantly took her to the library and had her reading very early. The girl did Kumon for at least 5 years and then went into enrichment program for gifted and talented. My DD seemed similar in brightness when they were little - but somewhere along the way the Indian girl became a stellar student and mine is average. She scored a perfect 1600 on the SAT the first time she took it, while mine scored in mid 1300s. My daughter has an A- average while taking a few honors classes, while her friend has an A+ average taking very advanced classes at a magnet school. My daughter prob won't get into her top choice college, while her friend likely will and deserves it. I just did not grow up in a family where doing academic enrichment outside of school was common and didn't think it was important, but I now I think it is useful in today's competitive climate. It teaches focus and study skills at an early age. I wish I had done it for my kids.[/quote]

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