How much did you "push" your kids

QuantMech
Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:44:15 +0000

Actually, I just noticed that the OP was talking about a language arts enrichment class that happened to be held at an SAT prep center, and not about SAT prep itself. That could be ok, and might even be useful, depending on the quality of the 6th grader’s school. Still, I feel that students spend plenty of time in classes as it is, and unless your son is really interested in the course, free intellectual time is better. On the other hand, if the class is something like a Great Books discussion group, those can be really excellent–our family did not participate, but friends and their children did.