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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid is above average, no idea where he is because we have not bothered with testing and I don’t think the NNAT or CoGAT are great proxy tests for intelligence. He has not had a Teacher who has not commented on the fact that he is ahead of his classmates. He does the work his Teachers assign him, he does the work in the extra work folder. He doesn’t complain or disrupt the class. I don’t think that this is a particularly exciting development, he is entering fourth grade. Some kids pick up concepts faster then others, it isn’t a huge deal. He’ll end up in math classes with kids who took a bit longer to learn the concepts then he did and they will probably get similar grades.

That said, right now, entering fourth grade, the math he is presented in class is not challenging for him. I don’t want him to not be challenged and so he attended AoPS in third grade and is moving to The Russian School of Math this year. The math in those classes challenges him. He asks questions and gets some problems wrong. It is good for him to be in an environment where he learns to ask for help and he needs to work at understanding the concepts. Why? Because it is good to develop those skills when you are younger then to be faced for the first time with challenging material when you are in Middle or High School.

As for families who use tutors to help their kids in classes, great. Their parents want the kids to understand the material that is being presented and master it. They see that their kids could use some support. Excellent. I stayed after class or went to school early to get extra help from my Teachers. My parents hired a tutor for a few classes for me because I needed more support. Should I have dropped out of Algebra instead? We even choose the Algebra, Algebra II, Geometry track with no Calculus because I struggled with math. That doesn’t mean I wanted to fail or get C’s in those classes. I worked my butt off and earned A’s. But it was hard work and I needed some support. I fail to see why tutors providing that support was a bad thing.

Make choices that work for your family. I am going to do what I think needs to be done to support my child’s interests and needs. I am thankful that he is far better at math then I ever was. I am thrilled to support his enjoyment of the subject. I also support his love of reading by buying him books and letting him listen to audible books at bed time. Is that too much? Am I giving him a leg up in English class? [/quote]
Again, how does a parent of an average kid decide if their child is learning enough when they perform at grade level? Is that not good enough? Your child is not the norm. [/quote]

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