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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]GDS parent here -my kids have never had tutors for ANY classes, and are in the top UL/honors classes, getting As - you do not need a tutor for high school....

That said, I have never gotten tutors for my kids in lower school or onward, and I think kids were assorted into appropriate levels for their interests/etc...

A tutor is not necessary and I have not lifted a finger for homework in lower or upper school... GDS does a great job of allowing the kids to self-advocate and have executive functioning skills to do things on their own...

Now, in college app process, it shows...with kids doing the whole thing on their own too... I think these are some real positive life skills.[/quote]

Yes - of course - everyone knows that students like yours exist (this describes our child at a different Big 3 school). The point that was being made is that there are also lots of kids who ARE supported by tutors....either to gun for the A's, get inside knowledge (if you find a tutor that happens to be experienced with "how a specific teacher's class is run"), or - often - to support being in a class that the kid probably shouldn't be taking in the first place.  It was NOT saying everyone needs a tutor to be in a top class and it is not directed at kids who are taking regular level classes that need tutors. [/quote]

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