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[quote=Anonymous]There is a huge difference between sending your kid to Russia School of Math or AoPS or robotics club or whatever and having your kid take a class over the summer and then take it in school for a grade during the school year. Tutoring during the year to make sure a child is understanding the material is something different, especially if a child feels behind or is not confident with the material. One is enrichment, one is tutoring, and one is a crazy way to increase a GPA so your kid has a better chance at certain colleges.

I would guess that the kids who don't complete STEM degrees in college after taking summer classes before the real class are kids who burned out on the subject or who were never interested in the subject and finally felt like they could do what they wanted in college. I know kids whose parents did private coaching who went on to play in College and I know others who burned out and dropped the sport. I also know some who didn't make the cut even after private coaching.

I don't see anything wrong with parents identifying a child's interest and providing them activities in that area. I don't see pretaking classes as necessary or a good idea but I know that it happens. But if you cannot see that those are different things, that is on you.[/quote]

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