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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]I would only regret the acceleration if his grade in the class was low or he was miserable. The SAT does not test higher level math and is as much a test of the ability to take tests as it is of the substance.[b] I can't tell what grade your DC is in. If he is going into anything lower than 12th grade (meaning he took the SAT before 11th grade) then he shouldn't have taken the exam.[/b] If he is a rising senior, or junior, he should take an SAT prep course rather than hire a tutor.  [/quote]

Based on what?  Law?  Ethics?  or your personal evaluation of the child?

Why should he take aan SAT prep course rather than hire a tutor?  Will you pay the fee for the child to take an SAT course?
   
 
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I'll ignore the snark and answer your questions.

(1) When kids take the SAT at a younger age they generally -- not always -- don't do particularly well.  At DC's school they advise against taking it winter of junior year for that reason.  Even waiting until spring means higher scores.  There's no reason to expend the stress and effort earlier than that.

(2) My point was not course versus tutor, my point was that it should be for SAT and not a general math tutor.  If OP is worried about her DC's scores the best thing to do would be to learn betetr ways of taking the test.

If a tutor is cheaper than a course (and that depends) and thats the issue, hire a tutor instead.[/quote]

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