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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We pulled DS from AAP to Nysmith. His AAP classmates are heavily invested in outside tutoring and prep centers while I do not believe in tutoring to get ahead of the class. As a result his classmates are placed at more advanced math group and he felt bad for himself and asked me if he is stupid despite his really high IQ. I know continuing at AAP will mean that I either need to follow the crowd and look for tutoring for him or I just let him faltered. Smaller class size in Nysmith suits him better and what he is learning is ahead of what he was in AAP. So for us it is a good fit. [/quote]

How strange. My son is going into 5th grade in an AAP class and I don't know any of his friends who go to "tutoring and prep centers". [/quote]

You must be living under a rock. Almost ALL Asian/Indian kids in APP are enrolled in a bunch of extra classes for Math, Reading, Science and test preps. They start as soon as Grade 1 for NNAT prep. [/quote]

My kid went through AAP and TJ and is now in college. We knew a lot of kids who had outside tutoring and "test preps" and a lot who were able to keep up and do well without outside help. The ones who did their own work without help are the ones who are doing great in college and some already in grad school now. [quote]

It is not doing a kid any favors to get them dependent on tutoring and outside classes to prep for the school courses. It is best for their academic development to be able to do their own work. Smart kids can handle AAP and TJ without tutoring, unless they have specific learning challenges. 
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