Reply to Kids without tutors

Forum Index » College and University Discussion

Reply to "Kids without tutors"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No tutoring here—and definitely no shaming. A lot of students who have had extensive tutoring throughout middle and high school do not automatically develop strong study skills or independent learning habits once they get to college. My kid is a STEM major and tutors both through the college and privately. He sees firsthand how many students, including those who were heavily supported with tutoring for classes, SATs, and APs, still struggle once they are on their own.[/quote]

The kids without using tutors are far stronger than those do.  This is not so obvious in high school.  Once they begin college, a lot of them will struggle now that the whole support system is not there to babysit them.  This is particularly problematic with STEM students who were pampered throughout the high school.  Many end up changing majors to humanities or stem adjacent majors.  It's not about pride or shame.  The sooner your kid learnt how to challenge herself, the better the outcome in the colleges.[/quote]

My kid and their friends winning national awards have tutors.[/quote]

Right. They're winning awards because they are already tutored within one inch of their life. Aren't you exhausted snow-plowing the path for them?

Imagine how much more impressive it is when they win national awards with no outside help.[/quote]

I’m sorry that you are bitterly envious of higher achievers. Don’t worry, these grapes are sour anyway. You wouldn’t want them.[/quote]

I didn’t sense the previous poster was “bitterly envious”. What’s so wrong or bitter about what she said? Wouldn’t you want your child to accomplish something knowing that they worked hard and earned it fair and square? Why rob your child of genuine confidence?

I’d rather my kid be a B+ student knowing they earned that B+, than to be an A- student but [b]wonder how much of that was the tutor[/b], and to have a lifelong nagging feeling that my parents didn’t have confidence in me to succeed on my own. [/quote]

They won't wonder.  Find out quickly after they enroll in that Topx college that makes their parents proud.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics