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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DC is surrounded by peers and classmates who have had tutors since literally 3rd/4th grade. Now a sophomore, literally everyone has multiple tutors, neighbors would openly talk about having to drop off their sophomore at the tutor’s house b/c kid has a paper due next day, or taking SAT prep classes every Sat, things like that. It literally feels like DC is the only one with no tutor, and I already see group texts among parents asking around for best tutor to help with college essays.

Have we done our DC a disservice not to provide him with a tutor, or will he somehow benefit from it long term to do it all on his own? Not trying to be a martyr or to humble brag; we wanted him to develop a sense of pride that he earned his own accomplishments. He is great with seeking help from teachers at school when he needs help, but he has never done a paper, project, essay anything with a ghost writer or even editor. Are we just naive and doing him a disservice with college and other opportunities? [/quote]

Not everyone has a tutor.  Over their 13 years in MCPS, my kids had tutors once in a while when they struggled (math for one, Spanish for the other), that lasted a few months and then we moved on[/quote]

I agree with using tutoring for this reason, if your Dc really is struggling. If your DC is not struggling but just not getting straight A and you hire a tutor, that’s more like cheating.

To me, that’s the same as if you have a hereditary or thyroid issue that causes you to be obese, you should get medical/surgical help to manage your weight so it doesn’t escalate to become a bigger health issue. But if you’re 15 pounds overweight and you’re using Ozempic to lose that weight because you don’t want to eat better or exercise, then it’s cheating. [/quote]

You’re assuming no grade inflation and good quality teaching. My kid got As in math classes one year but her teacher was out all year and there was a rotating cast of subs. We got her a tutor. [/quote]

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