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DH and I are in STEM and had math instruction in different European countries. He's the mathematician, but he can't teach. I hate math but I can figure things out and explain. Videos online were helpful to my kids.

So I was able to help my kids until Calculus, DH helping vaguely by giving them the answer but being unable to explain it, and then I [b]hired a tutor for my son's AP Calc BC class[/b]. If my second kid takes differential equations, I will be able to help, because for some reason that's easier for me than AP Calc BC, which is so blaeurgh.

We muddle through.

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how much did it cost to hire a Calc BC tutor? pretty much needed for entire academic year, and how often? Did the tutor follow the school textbook problems, or use a workbook or come up with custom lesson plan, and how did it align with school lesson plan? was it in-person or online?[/quote]

A lot, because we went with a very expensive tutoring outfit close to our house, Prep Matters. In-person once a week for several months. The tutor explained the concepts that DS was missing and prepared him for the AP exam. No textbook, just custom, I suppose, with a ton of practice AP exams. [/quote]

$175/hr? I think we'll go buy Orville Redenbacher's Butter Popcorn - 12ct from Target for $4.99, and watch khan academy and youtube lesson videos. [/quote]

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