Why Your Kid Hates Math (Part 2)
Tutoring is temporary, so the cost is limited. Since your kid passed the previous class, the school will likely not offer summer classes. Any D or F student needs tutoring. When a kid has little to no clue about a subject, starting from scratch is a good idea.
Another thing about the cost…don’t be cheap! Sure, school is usually free, but if college is in your kid’s future, remember that with lousy grades, he either won’t get accepted or he’ll have fewer options. There are remedial classes at the college level. They exist for students who are still at the K-12 level. They cost as much as the college-level ones but don’t count toward the degree..
Colleges are concerned about high school graduates who have C’s or better being unable to handle the required level of learning. They usually don’t accept D’s on high school transcripts. These are two reasons to avoid them.
Schools are responsible for educating your kids. You are responsible for monitoring the process, which includes the teacher and your child, to ensure that’s actually happening. If there’s a problem, you have to step up and confront it!
Are you really going out of your way to prepare your kid to pass a college entrance exam when there’s trouble with math? All the extracurricular activities in the world won’t fix it. Neither will community service. Math isn’t something that can be faked. Your teen either knows it or doesn’t.
