Blair magnet 9th grade question

[Anonymous]

DC is a 9th grader in Blair math/science magnet and feels like they need extra help or tutoring for math. We are new to mcps and still not sure how to navigate everything. DC (and other classmates) feels like the math teacher isn’t explaining in a way that they completely understand so would like to seek help from someone besides the teacher. Is there any peer tutoring at school available for magnet 9th graders? Or honor society tutoring service? I guess we could hire a private tutor if necessary but figured I would check if school would have any options. Open to any suggestions - thanks !

[Anonymous]

Your child is the honor society at Blair.

Which math class?

If they aren't in Functions or Precalculus, transfer to Geometry.

If they are in Functions, transfer to Precalculus

[Anonymous]

We have found a great math tutor on preply for a reasonable price (under $20 an hour).

[Anonymous]

Not all the kids make it in the magnet. It isn’t going to get easier for them as classes get harder after 9th.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not all the kids make it in the magnet. It isn’t going to get easier for them as classes get harder after 9th.

Not at Blair but we have found some of the higher level math teachers not very good. I question if ours even knows the material. They just watch videos to learn it. We got a tutor.

[Anonymous]

Our 9th grader is in precalc — he took matters into his own hands first by signing up for a teacher Delta math account (so he could access more practice problems w answer keys) and then he figured out that the prior years precalc teacher had posted videos of his lectures and now watches those.

[Anonymous]

Oh yikes, Ms C again? I thought she was leaving.

[Anonymous]

Math honor society at Blair does peer tutoring during lunch and the older magnet students can help, so I would start there.

[Anonymous]

Ask Peter Ostrander about older magnet students who tutor. My son tutored younger students when he was a senior.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Math honor society at Blair does peer tutoring during lunch and the older magnet students can help, so I would start there.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not all the kids make it in the magnet. It isn’t going to get easier for them as classes get harder after 9th.

That is inaccurate and unhelpful.

[Anonymous]

OP again, thank you to all for the very helpful suggestions. I will let my son know about the teacher Delta account and have him contact Mr O. Thank you again !!

[Anonymous]

is it functions?

[Anonymous]

You should also be able to get a list of MCPS teachers who tutor in math from your child's math teacher. You just need to work with a tutor from a different school.

[Anonymous]

It's terrible that kids have to ride in the bus rather than study, but MCPS deliberately placed magnets in the two furthest corners of Montgomery County. But this is what you get with a lottery-based magnet.