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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I differentiate test prep from things like Russian Math and other "enrichment" supplements. Fortunately or unfortunately, a lot depends on those tests. By prepping for them, one can truly enhance their chances of doing better. Russian Math parents think their little genius isn't being challenged so need more academics. A mentality of which I am very skeptical. The vast majority of these kids are not nearly as smart as they think and would be better served to relax and enjoy life. And no, your kid does not really enjoy this. They would be happier hanging out with their friends in the playground.

Also, the public school process is very dependent on luck. Even if you are tier 1, if you don't have a good lottery number, you cannot dream of ElRo, Beacon, or any of the other top Gen Ed public high schools. The way things are now, if your kid is Tier 1, they will probably get a pretty good school, but it is far from certain. And you don't know your lottery number until early senior year, just a month or two before the SHSAT. So if you find out then that you have an E or F lottery number, it is too late to pivot and start studying. So it is wise to prep. There are plenty of kids who turn down SHSAT schools for the top Gen Ed schools like ElRo.[/quote]

Sorry, re-reading my comment I realize it gave the wrong impression - I wasn’t trying to suggest they have a choice here, or that they’re wrong to do test prep when they don’t know how things will shake out lottery wise, but rather that a lot of the people pushing their kids into SHSAT schools are also the ones pushing them to do 2 hours a week of RSM.[/quote]

Fair enough. And I'm saying that I know many kids who got into SHSAT schools coming out of public school without doing that (including mine). So ignore them - they don't know what they are doing. Some tutoring is strongly encouraged by the "enrichment" is garbage. Anyone who has that mentality needs to chill and is not someone who I want to hang out with - I know plenty of them and generally avoid them.[/quote]

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