> School is glorified babysitting as a parent of a 12 and 9 year old i mostly agree. You really have to augment and reaffirm the material being taught in schoo

> School is glorified babysitting as a parent of a 12 and 9 year old i mostly agree. You really have to augment and reaffirm the material being taught in school outside of the school setting and with a different approach. It takes a lot of work to nurture and grow a love-of-learning vs just "did you do your homework? yes? good.". No parent is perfect though, it takes a lot of effort and trial/error to learn what works and doesn't work with your particular kid.