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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]~3.5% of pretax this past year, not including fees, uniforms, shoes. [/quote]

About the same for us (2 kids)[/quote]

Another way I justify the cost is that I’m not spending nearly as much on after school tutoring. And there’s more time for play and non-academic pursuits since we aren’t having to do reading comprehension work at home or driving to a tutoring center for math. [/quote]

Interesting you say that. I thought it would be the same with us but at our big 3 many kids are in tutoring to try to get an edge, which drives the average higher. This has resulted in most kids having a tutor or some outside-school academic work (beyond homework), either to keep an edge or to keep up. [/quote]

In high school? It’s pretty common to have some outside tutoring in 8-11th, whether public or private. [/quote]

I always love when folks say something like tutoring pretty common 8-11th, when in reality it is not.  If you're constantly having to get a tutor, there is an underlying challenge that needs to be address (deficient in foundation skills, inappropriate class level, teacher problem, etc).[/quote]

What? Lots of kids get tutors for foreign language, test prep, math review or acceleration, executive function, essays… [/quote]

Yes, because they are average students punching above their weight.  They'd be better served in a lower pressure environment where they can grow self confidence and self worth without the parental/student pressure to be something they aren't. As stated before those tutor payments will turn into therapy bills when they're in their 20s.[/quote]

^stupid statement and largely off topic

Many kids in rigorous academic environments benefit from support.  There are a few who get by without any help, but they are either: 1) very self-directed, hard-working, and unusually bright, or 2) not really in a rigorous academic environment.

At my DC’s former middle, a quarter of his classmates now attend a nationally ranked top 10 private.  Every one of them has some tutoring help — whether ongoing, through a retired parent, or targeted.  Literally all of them.

Don’t make the ridiculous assumption that they “can’t cut it” or “will end up in therapy” just because their parents have the means and foresight to get them extra help.  Lastly, therapy is a useful support tool…kind of like tutoring.  You should try it.[/quote]

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