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[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]

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