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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I struggle with this in the sense that we haven’t been tiger/helicopter parents, and our kids are in 6th and 9th, so maybe it’s too late. I did try to expose them to different activities, however few have stuck and they are not expensive club sports. My kids get a mix of As and Bs.

Both are mediocre at math. I struggled to agree to tutoring, but couldn’t stomach watching a tutor teach my kid long division for $100:’/hr. My kids don’t like when I try to help them, and I agree it’s frustrating because the new math requires different thinking than I was taught (and math isn’t my forte), but I’m not paying like $800/month for 2 kids. They can go for free to after school tutoring and office hrs or use khan academy— or they can get a goddammed B by redoing their low scores. Our friends who do math tutoring pay even more and their kids get As since they do the homework with the tutor. I’m ok with that. More effort by the kid vs hitting the easy button of a tutor even if they come up short feels more honest.
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Wow parenting fail

So you are dumb and want your kids to be as well? [/quote]

DP
I disagree.  This is not a parenting fail.  Getting a B is not the end of the world.  Not being as efficient as a computer isn't the end of the world.  If the kid can find a solution, i.e., redoing exams, and doesn't mind the cost - more time spent retaking and studying - why is that a fail?  It's all the process.  At my workplace it's really bottom line delivery that counts, not necessarily how they delivered.  It's a different type of problem solving, but I dont expect you'd be able to see outside your box where everything in linear to understand sometimes learning is lateral.[/quote]

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