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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My controversial hot take is that high school is when you should stop worrying about “mild dyscalculia” and just accept that math isn’t your kid’s strongest subject. Do what you need to do to keep their grades decent but doesn’t make a ton of sense to focus all your money and time on their weakest subject. [/quote]

op - 100% agree; this is primarily to shore things up so he can pass math / or it doesn't sink his gpa.[/quote]

What is the main issue you think? Is he missing assignments, getting low scores, or something else? For filling in gaps I think Mathnasium is good albeit expensive. For actually keeping up with the curriculum he may need extra repetition which is easier to do with a tutor. There is definitely a wealth of resources out there like Khan and IXL but the hard part is coordination with the curriculum he is learning at the time. Not sure what class he is taking now but you can also consider repeating. (we are repeating algebra in 9th.) [/quote]
 
OP here -- not missing assignments, hw and the extras are the saving areas. One of the biggest challenges is his teacher; inconsistent homework, no real text book or guided notes. I think for many kids this would be ok, but has added a huge layer of complexity (not really being able to get into a good work pattern). Sometimes they seem well prepared for the test, and then they take the test and the content/presentation is disimilar to the study materials/ Retaking the same math next year, amazingly would not need to (likely ending up with a C, despite Ds/Fs on many tests), but we decided it's best.

I've often heard that the Mathnasium and similar are good to help a B- student become an A student but are not great for those with real LDs but am open to that as an idea too.[/quote]

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