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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid gets $20-25/hour for general and subject tutoring (mostly to get the grades up). He tried to volunteer for the free tutoring that was organized by local community. He went there several times. 20 volunteers and 2 students at most. The program died. Tutoring would not solve the problems. [/quote]
Tutoring only works if students are motivated to learn and if their families are willing to support them by getting them to Saturday school etc [/quote]

Tutoring only works if lack of tutoring is the problem. Similarly, tutoring programs only work if they meet the needs of their intended users.

If I offered you something that you didn't want or think you needed, and I then explained to you that

1.  I know better about what you need than you do
2. you do need it, only you're too foolish/deluded/set-in-your-ways to know what you need,

how would you feel about this?[/quote]

I don't understand your post.  Are you saying that it is patronizing to assume that children who are not doing well at school would want to do better?  These are not mandatory programs.  If I was not doing well in school and was offered free or very low cost (Saturday school costs $40 for an entire year of services for a student who is eligible for FARMS) tutoring I would take advantage of it. We get phone calls all the time in English and in Spanish about the Saturday school http://www.saturdayschool.org/programs/
There are twelve locations in the county located in high schools in the DCC, NEC and upcounty.  
There are school bus routes for 7 of the centers and parents are welcome to ride with the kids[/quote]

I'm saying that it's patronizing to assume that any right-minded person would want what you're offering, and therefore, if somebody doesn't want it, that shows that they're not right-minded.[/quote]
I would never assume that any child who is doing poorly in school would want to do better (they might have non academic interests and ambitions) BUT if they are not doing well AND they want to improve their grades then yes I think they should seriously consider low cost and free tutoring services.  I see kids (very often with their parents) at Blair on Saturdays and I am always impressed by their motivation.  [/quote]

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