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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't think I they should get their tuition back, because then you'll see more slacking off.

I think part of the problem is that many kids are loaded with tutors in high school.  Then they get into a top school and they're on their own.  I think parents shouldn't start the tutoring in the first place so that kids end up in colleges they can handle and they learn to count on themselves.[/quote]

I think this is so on point. When we were in FCPS, it seemed like my kids with zero tutors (other than us advanced degreed parents) were an anomaly. It was almost like the K-12 teachers started to teach to the tutor. Meaning, it was assumed you would get your kids a tutor for each subject if they needed any help, and the classroom was merely a place to reinforce the concepts they should already know. That we never hired a tutor seemed to strike some teachers as odd, like who does that? Then we moved away and school became a lot more normal. Better.[/quote]

I think there's a middle ground here. My DS worked with a tutor for French and DD is now for calculus. In both cases they got to a point where they were really struggling and the help from the teacher was insufficient.  DS really did NOT want a tutor, seemed to think he meant he wasn't good enough. Then he tried it and learned that it really helped. Now, he's in college and knows that it's OK to ask for help. College students definitely use tutors. On all the tours they tout their academic success centers, writing centers, etc. There's lots of help but the student has to feel OK asking for it and lots of kids who were super-achievers in HS may not be willing to ask.[/quote]

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