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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why kids from elite schools consistently get math tutoring if the STEM is so great ? I honestly think that the popularity of math tutoring in dmv speaks loudly on the quality of math in private schools.[/quote]

This is a ridiculous statement. Kids in private school get tutoring for all sorts of reasons. [/quote]

We entered big3 in 9th from a good local public school district (mcps/fcps/fps/aps).   Our child is naturally good at math (good SSAT math score), was on the highest track in public ms, and we did no supplementing.  Our observation about US math has been very positive. Our child has been challenged appropriately and testing on ACT/PSAT/SAT (with test prep for their chosen test) has yielded the kind of score that will permit child to go to a school consistent with their grades. I will say a big difference between public and private — albeit at different ages (MS vs USh — has been depth.  Child has had much much more homework in private.  And questions/work that really challenges them to understand the math in new and creative ways.  My sense is that there are proportionally more kids getting 5s on BC Calc at our big3 over public hs and actually less supplementing.  At our local ps, where we still have lots of friends, most of the parents view tutoring in bc Calc as necessary.  Our experience at big3 is that the teachers/class is so challenging that it actually prepares them for the  exam.  [/quote]

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