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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]What really helped my son, who was also getting Cs and Bs, was an academic coach/tutor. The one-on-one attention and added structure made a huge difference. His coach brought his grades and SAT scores and even self-esteem up. They just finished his Early Admissions application after working on his essays for weeks. If you'd like his contact info, let me know. GL![/quote]

That is a lot of extra help for a TJ kid. Does he like being at TJ? Does he need this amount of extra help to stay there?

My kid at TJ sometimes got extra help by going to his teachers during 8th period, but I can't imagine him needing a one-on-one tutor. I think he would have been better off at his regular school if that were his situation. [/quote]

Different Poster.  But my TJ freshmn with ADHD uses an academic coach for 90 minutes once  a week.  60 for organizational skills, and 30 biology specific (weak subject/ very disorganized teacher).  It helps enormously.  I could do it with him, but since middle school every effort to help has ended with us arguing.  He loves the school, and really, really wants to be there.  But he probably does need the extra help to deal with prioritizing and planning for a large workload with poor executive functioning.  He's also making TJ work with a 504.   Expecting a mix of As and Bs from first quarter.

FWIW-- We have had two tutors over three years, both from Educational Connections, and both were/are excellent. [/quote]

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