We are busy at home.
We have very energetic kids (who sleep very little) who are enthusiastic learners so we are always doing something. DS9 feels that all his learning happens at home. DS enjoys school because he has lots of friends, but the work that he does at school is largely meaningless to him. What's good is that he doesn't refuse to do the meaningless work and he normally finishes those super fast and without mistakes--same with homework. So DS has a lot of free time during and after school. He reads a lot during and after school. At home he watches Jeopardy and lots of good movies, does his own (science or other) projects, does extra math with me, and practises his musical instruments. We also go to museums, parks, concerts, fairs, what not. And we still have time for sports and play dates. At first I was very frustrated that school is not what we hoped it to be for DS, but now I like our style. True, DS is very relaxed at school but works hard at home, which is the opposite of what most kids do. But at least DS and I now take his education into our own hands and we are not worried about school anymore.
