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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They need a tutor to work with them on the specific topics in class.  But the issue is your kids if they have a negative attitude and are going through the motions to try to get through instead of actually learning.  I see it every day.  Parents pay $$$$.  Kids don’t want to be there.  They won’t come to the teacher for extra help and in class say they don’t have to work because they will do it later with a tutor.  It’s frustrating and what they really need is to mature.  -math teacher and parent of two teens who also are struggling in math and don’t want to work with me or their teachers [/quote]

Yep, attitude is going to make or break you on math. You just can't go through the motions. If you don't truly learn the material (vs. just getting by), you'll fall further and further behind because things builds off each other. My daughter is in Algebra-1 and started off really well but dropped to 80%'ish when they really started digging into more complex applications of the line equation. That's not a bad grade (not great obviously), but I knew if she was struggling with the 20% she wasn't getting right, her command of math in general would cumulatively degrade. So, I had some drama-filled sessions with her (i.e., her attitude wasn't great because she was used to going through the motions and doing well) to really own what y=mx+b is doing and how to apply it in story problems. Because she truly learned that material, she's doing really well now while many of her classmates are really struggling (math teacher said this was the time of year/material when things get pretty hard and grades drop off). So there was a bit of positive reinforcement there that helped a bit with the attitude. I'll keep refreshing my math skills on YouTube and ChatGPT until I can't keep up any more (e.g., no way I'm going to torture myself re-learning trig). Tutors are one part of the equation, but [b]it's key to somehow get them to care to really learn it.[/b][/quote]

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