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Really? My kids are hitting the rules hard. In 1st grade, they're learning pronunciation rules I never learned (that's phonics, right?). My 2nd grader is reading the 4th Harry Potter book, and my 5th grader finished the whole series in 3rd grade and is reading at a 7th or 8th grade level.
I did teach them to read before kindergarten (just used a book for 2-3 months of 10 min lessons), but that's it, everything else is school and personal interest. They can both type reasonably well because they use the Minecraft console and chat. They're great at puzzles, and my 5th grader beat me at chess (I tried a wonky opening, and he punished me), which they learned at school (extra curricular, but run by a teacher).
We love our charter school, though I don't think it's that different from the public school.