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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I used to send my kids to tutoring until I realized how much free, guided, enrichment is available online. 
This isnt about money, its cultural. [/quote]

[b]I was a SAH mom.[/b]  I volunteered in schools.  I provided all the types of enrichment that have been described in this thread   I am about as far from apathetic as a parent can be.  I was shocked and appalled at how much instruction I had to provide because of MCPS deficiencies.  I had the benefit of a strong education in a public school.  It had some weaknesses, but it was so much stronger on the fundamentals, which meant that I could identify and address problems as they came up.  When we bought our house, school quality was a primary concern.  I assumed I would have to occasionally answer a homework question or quiz my child on spelling words.  [b]I never envisioned that I would have to become a reading/grammar/math/science/social studies teacher.

[/b]The purpose of public schools is to offer a free education to all children, regardless of their parents capabilities and/or interest in educating their children.  If you felt it necessary to provide a tutor or online tutor equivalent for your children, then I think it has failed in that purpose.  Thank goodness you understood your childrens' needs and had the knowledge required to get them the necessary help.[/quote]
I am a first-generation immigrant, SAH mom (not an Asian, if that matters), and I couldn't have envisioned in my worst nightmare that I would have to become a reading/grammar/spelling/math teacher for my child, in my non-native language, no less, but here we are.  And DC goes to a "good" W-cluster elementary school.

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