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[quote=Anonymous]Per the original query (instead of the 2.0 debate) we use an MCPS teacher for math tutoring for our fifth grader and she charges $50/hr. As to why we don't teach him ourselves, we do. But he was struggling and every math assignment had become a power struggle and intensely frustrating. He would get upset that he didn't understand things, and break down in tears or stomp away from the table. Interjecting a third person who is not a parent helped immensely. The tutor is a lovely person and is very skilled at helping him get over confusion on basic issues in a way that neither parent (both PhDs) was able to do. She also has a repertoire of teaching techniques - games, exercises, etc - that we wouldn't know. She goes through his homework for the week with him and makes sure he's really understanding his work. It's turned him around completely, and well worth $50/wk (we're now at 1x per week, we used to do 2x/wk).[/quote]
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