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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Private tutoring is the best investment you could ever make. Bs turn to As, 90-percentile SAT turns to 95-percentile.[/quote]

Yeah -- and your kid learns to rely on mom, dad and the tutor to fix everything for her.  
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Last time I checked, the student being tutored actually has to do WORK to understand concepts and pass the exams. Are you just sending your to SAT cold turkey? Good luck with that.[/quote]

NP here.  Actually sent 2 kids off to SAT and ACT without any tutoring (save a practice test, I administered to the one who didn't test as well.) Both scored high enough to earn merit aid.  It helps to know your kid before you rush to shell out lots of money for unnecessary tutors.  At our public high school some consultant even offered a free service to have your kids take practice ACT and SATs to assess which one they were likely to do better on.  As both my kids were time-strapped with other activities and requirements, it was a godsend to only have to take one test one time.

And while I think tutors can be valuable if you're really stuck, I agree that it isn't a perfect lesson for the real world.  I have a child who routinely goes on and on about not getting stuff etc. So far he's been able to figure things out between asking the teacher and really working at the problems on his own.  I think this is a valuable skill until they really do get stuck. Kind of like not picking up a baby the first time they let out a little cry.   [/quote]

That's great for you, really. [b]But, most kids need to prepare intensely for the SAT, the GRE, the LSAT, the NCLEX, the Series 7, and on and on and on. Teaching kids about the importance of preparation and hard work is not relying on mom & dad, it's called life lessons. [/quote][/b]

Where do you get MOST?   My kids aren't brilliant but they didn't prepare for the SAT and did fine.  Back in the day, NO ONE prepped.  I think this is more fear-mongering by folks who started prepping their kids for the cogAT and preschool entrance exams.  Yes, you want to help your kids maximize their test scores since schools do have certain cut-offs, but I see so many neat kids spending all these nights and weekends in SAT prep class learning test strategies when they might actually be using that time to do something to make themselves more interesting -- and attractive -- applicants.  [/quote]

When was back in the day for you? I graduated in 1990 from FCPS, and most kids at my school took a prep class for the SAT. So weird that demonize people for SAT prep. The SAT is awful and does not do a great job of predicting success in college at all. However, since most US schools and many top schools abroad can't seem to cut ties with it, students must play the game. It's a test of strategy that takes time time to master. Get off your high horse. [/quote]

My kid took a 2 1/2 month class that met once a week for SAT Prep. It wasn't really that much time sunk. So your kids didn't prep, big deal. You sound pissed that other people did.[/quote]

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