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[quote=Anonymous]I have two kids in middle school with mild to moderate special needs.  I have hired tutors over the years, 7 years off and on, and I have found tutors to be generally ineffective.  The reason I say that is because unless they are coordinating with the teachers, it is inconsistent and disconnected from what is being taught daily in the classroom.  Even when they are in communication with the teachers, I found that the frequency of the tutoring sessions (2-3 times a week) take away from precious down time or extracurriculars.  Both my kids enjoy sports and play through the school.  I have found that playing sports and having a tutor outside school especially as kids get older are incompatible.  And, after a while I noticed that my kids were beginning to find the tutoring punitive and would dread the times the tutor would come.  When we had the tutor come on a weekend day, it would often interfere with weekend activities (i.e., parties, outings with friends, weekend sports).  So, for the second year in a row, I have done without tutors and been in close communication with my kids teachers to make sure they are staying on top of their school work and getting the support they need.  They are in a private school that works with kids like them with mild to moderate special needs.  It hasn't been perfect but it also has not been as stressful either.  Somehow I found the tutors stressful because I would find myself trying to get the kids motivated to work with the tutor on tutor days.  Then, I hated the mandatory chit chat after sessions about what they were working on or having trouble with and progress made.  I also did not find that having a tutor made a difference academically and felt like I was throwing money away.  It is also a big money making racket in our region with a lot of high income two earner families.  This is just my experience.  Others may feel differently.  I would not rule out tutors in the future but right now I am experiencing tutor burnout. [/quote]

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