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[quote=Anonymous]I think they size up the kids and the parents. When I took my 5 year old to Kumon for math, he started at the lowest level (7A -numbers to 10).  While I was waiting I noticed that the Asian kids were getting 10 pages at the lower levels, while many white parents were getting 3 to 5 pages for the lower levels. When they handed my 5 pages, I told them I wanted him to try 10 pages (they are back to back 1/2 sheet of A4 paper which is slightly larger than letter sized). They looked puzzled but agreed to give him 10 pages which he was able to complete. You pay the exact same price whether your child does 10 pages, 5 pages, or 1 page, so I wanted my money's worth. My son only did math and did 10 pages through level A.  Some weeks when he struggled they had him go back and repeat an easy set so he could get his confidence back and lower his time. When I sat in the waiting room, I often looked at the work the kids turned in because it was interesting to see that most Asian kids were there for enrichment and doing 10 pages through level A, then 5 pages from B to around D/E when the pages went down to 3, then down to 2 pages in the upper levels -K, I, J...(and often in the summer their parents asked for double packets). Meanwhile the white students were doing fewer pages, and where there to remediate - many were there to learn their math facts (level 2A to C) then they would quit in Level D which can be challenging (long division). If someone has worked at Kumon I would love to know if my observations are correct.[/quote]

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