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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DCs don’t have tutors (in 4th grade it’s a waste of money). But they learn the material before it’s taught in class. I had an Asian student in my HS who aced every single math test, and one day I noticed he had completed all the practice questions in the new unit we were starting. He told me he always did the  whole chapter prior to class so that it was essentially review and practice (and he could ask questions if he didn’t understand something). I thought this was brilliant and honestly can’t believe no one else does this. Apparently, this is much more common in other cultures (learning the work before it is taught in class). I do it with my kids now and it is a much more effective way of learning.[/quote]

Indeed, why bother with the teacher at all?  She sounds superfluous.  [/quote]
sometimes I would agree.  But the teachers are needed to hand out the materials and test the kids.  I don't want to homeschool my kid.

DC is in a HS magnet. DC said DC mostly learned from the videos, presos that the teacher posted, and sometimes on Khan academy for math.   DC hardly listened to the teachers drone on in zoom class. DC is a straight A student.

DC and the friends also self studied for AP exams though the materials were provided by the teachers.  No tutoring.

When DC was in middle school, DC would do something similar to what ^^PP posted about the kid learning ahead.  DC would do the same but mainly because DC was bored in class so DC would look ahead.

DC has never had a tutor.

I don't understand your snark here.  Would you say the same thing about a kid who tried to play some music piece that the teacher hadn't covered?  I bet you would be impressed by it.

But when it comes to academics, the learning ahead seems to trigger some people.[/quote]

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