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Andy in Raleigh, NC
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We homeschool through some easily available curricula. Didn't use the online schools yet, because we're trying to limit screen time for the kids. Kindergarden took us about 1 hr / day 1st grade about 2 hrs/day 2nd grade about 2.5-3 hrs /day. Our 7 yr old just finished 2nd grade, reads at 8th grade level, math at 6th grade level, writes at 4-5th grade level. All classwork is completed during that time. We try to spend 1-2 hrs playing outside = P.E. grin. The traditional classroom setting wastes TONS of hours, mostly on discipline, useless crap, and shuttling from place to place. We did the cost comparison with private school (2 kids school age + 1 newborn), and chose to continue homeschooling again next year.