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[quote=Anonymous][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]

Exactly right. Totally agree w/ you. It makes the kid feel supported in my experience. Also several of the upper NW tutoring firms know GDS curriculum well so they are very read into what the teachers expect

(ps. I'm a GDS parent and I think there is zero wrong with having outside tutors if the kid wants/needs or is more confident with - yes, life is not fair that some can afford and others can't - and yes GDS costs $50k a year)[/quote]

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