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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have a sophomore in MCPS and he has 3 tutors, plus parents who actively support him in 2 other subjects. It's a lot of money (and time. The PP who made some crack about more money than time for kids doesn't appreciate that it actually is a hassle to coordinate and be present for tutoring if you work FT and have more than 1 kid to tend to.)

Why? I don't fault teachers or textbooks. (Not sure why that's such an issue here, my son has a textbook in some classes anyway.) Maybe we have the only kid in Bethesda who's not gifted or accelerated or whatever. Some weeks he has 6, even 9 tests in various subjects and he struggles. He's not naturally well-organized or driven, and left to his own devices, he seems to be a B/C student. With tutoring, he's an A/B student.

Like the PP it's also something we can afford. Private school would have been a huge stretch although I sometimes think it would have been worth the sacrifice for this kid. We have a younger child who does better in school and is much more competitive overall, I don't think we'll need the same amount of home support when he gets to HS.[/quote]

Make sure this kind of kid doesn’t go to a college that’s a notch or two above his own native level. Colleges don’t have the homework and participation grades to pad things, and you can’t rely on multiple weekly tutors. he can really get psyched out if he thinks he’s an A/B student and is in a tougher school then when he can handle it on his own. Colleges don’t have the homework and participation grades to pad things, and weekly tutors are really available and he can really get psyched out if he thinks he’s in a/B student but  is in a tougher school than what he can handle on his own. [/quote]

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