I believe the teacher was also the issue for my kiddo. She has always excelled in math, but says when she asks the teacher for help, she’s unable to explain it to her. And since winter term was virtual, it was even more of a struggle. When kiddo went to virtual consultation there would be 10+ other kids, so the teacher would do break out rooms for the kids to help each other. Unfortunately, that doesn’t really work when none of the kids in the break out room know what they’re doing. Part of me is sad that one teacher can re-route her math path, and the other side of me doesn’t care because I’m pretty sure taking AB calc instead of BC calc isn’t going to change the trajectory of her life. But I agree, in this case, an outside tutor would have helped. The thought never crossed my mind though as we are generally anti-tutor.
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