is outside enrichment really unaffordable?

[Anonymous]

Here’s a little story for you!

By winter break of kindergarten my son could only recognize a few words in a sentence. Since my daughter taught herself to read at 3, I went into full panic mode. I enrolled him in Huntington learning center for a 6 month personalized reading program to the tune of over $5000. Paid the full tuition right there and hoped for the best. That’s was THE BEST ROI I’ve ever received from a lump sum payment. He went from not reading at all to reading on a near 2nd grade level by June. He’s in 1st and still hates reading but can read at a 2nd/3rd grade level, knows how sound out unfamiliar words and fully understands what he’s reading.

No WAY a working class parent could drop that amount of money for reading lessons. I was biting my nails the whole time wondering if they were really going to teach him to read.

If you’re privileged enough to provide something similar for your children, count your blessings!!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here’s a little story for you!

By winter break of kindergarten my son could only recognize a few words in a sentence. Since my daughter taught herself to read at 3, I went into full panic mode. I enrolled him in Huntington learning center for a 6 month personalized reading program to the tune of over $5000. Paid the full tuition right there and hoped for the best. That’s was THE BEST ROI I’ve ever received from a lump sum payment. He went from not reading at all to reading on a near 2nd grade level by June. He’s in 1st and still hates reading but can read at a 2nd/3rd grade level, knows how sound out unfamiliar words and fully understands what he’s reading.

No WAY a working class parent could drop that amount of money for reading lessons. I was biting my nails the whole time wondering if they were really going to teach him to read.

If you’re privileged enough to provide something similar for your children, count your blessings!!!!

I heard so many bad reviews about Huntington. My daughter had $12 outschool phonics class once a week, when she was 5 years old. After 2-3 months, she started reading like chapter books. I also enrolled her in outschool writing lesson (it was expensive around $15 per session) and she could write just like second grader.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here’s a little story for you!

By winter break of kindergarten my son could only recognize a few words in a sentence. Since my daughter taught herself to read at 3, I went into full panic mode. I enrolled him in Huntington learning center for a 6 month personalized reading program to the tune of over $5000. Paid the full tuition right there and hoped for the best. That’s was THE BEST ROI I’ve ever received from a lump sum payment. He went from not reading at all to reading on a near 2nd grade level by June. He’s in 1st and still hates reading but can read at a 2nd/3rd grade level, knows how sound out unfamiliar words and fully understands what he’s reading.

No WAY a working class parent could drop that amount of money for reading lessons. I was biting my nails the whole time wondering if they were really going to teach him to read.

If you’re privileged enough to provide something similar for your children, count your blessings!!!!

I'm a Equity volunteer and we were specifically told not to makeup lies like these. Its not $5,000 but $50,000.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“Of are the rich people trying to keep us lower middle class people from accessing these affordable outside enrichment options to prevent our children from competing academically?”

That’s the bit where they are suspecting that wealthier people are somehow hoarding tutors.

OP here. There is lack of awareness among lower middle class on leveraging low cost enrichment options as effective parenting tool.

You're absolutely right. A small investment in afterschool enrichment yields exponential returns. School teachers bear the burden of lifting up the last child, while parents should bear the burden of at least pulling up their own child.

Not all parents are college educated. Thankfully there are affordable enrichment places like kumon.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here’s a little story for you!

By winter break of kindergarten my son could only recognize a few words in a sentence. Since my daughter taught herself to read at 3, I went into full panic mode. I enrolled him in Huntington learning center for a 6 month personalized reading program to the tune of over $5000. Paid the full tuition right there and hoped for the best. That’s was THE BEST ROI I’ve ever received from a lump sum payment. He went from not reading at all to reading on a near 2nd grade level by June. He’s in 1st and still hates reading but can read at a 2nd/3rd grade level, knows how sound out unfamiliar words and fully understands what he’s reading.

No WAY a working class parent could drop that amount of money for reading lessons. I was biting my nails the whole time wondering if they were really going to teach him to read.

If you’re privileged enough to provide something similar for your children, count your blessings!!!!

You are the target market for those places. Glad your son learned to read. Bet he would have without Huntington. So sad he hates reading now. Do you think the intensive tutoring helped or made that worse?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“Of are the rich people trying to keep us lower middle class people from accessing these affordable outside enrichment options to prevent our children from competing academically?”

That’s the bit where they are suspecting that wealthier people are somehow hoarding tutors.

OP here. There is lack of awareness among lower middle class on leveraging low cost enrichment options as effective parenting tool.

You're absolutely right. A small investment in afterschool enrichment yields exponential returns. School teachers bear the burden of lifting up the last child, while parents should bear the burden of at least pulling up their own child.

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[Anonymous]

what the best way to incorporate kumon math practice into child's evening schedule? do you have them do it just before dinner or right after they return from school and before play time?