Learning Center for kids

[rtp]

Ok folks, I need some guidance from the Green Screen. The short story is that my wife and I have had 2 kids, 14 and 11, dropped in our laps to be taken care of. Lots of issues with them but one issue is that both kids are really behind in where they should be educationally because of the circumstances they have been living their lives under. With this being the beginning of summer my thoughts are to get them both started in some sort of individualized learning environment so perhaps we can close the gap in where they are and where they should be. With all that said, Im am looking for opinions on what can be done. My thoughts are to get them into Sylvan, Kumon, or Huntington type place here in Sugar Land. Any experience good or bad with these places? I dont want to take a bad situation and make it worse or spin my wheels when we can be doing something productive. Thanks in advance for your ideas and experiences.

[systemnt]

Sylvan works for some.. not all. (and is expensive to test with)
My oldest got quickly bored and it just wasnt as focused as we thought it should be.

I would see if you could employ a teacher for some one on one tutoring over the summer.
good luck and well done.

[1369]

Ok folks, I need some guidance from the Green Screen. The short story is that my wife and I have had 2 kids, 14 and 11, dropped in our laps to be taken care of. Lots of issues with them but one issue is that both kids are really behind in where they should be educationally because of the circumstances they have been living their lives under. With this being the beginning of summer my thoughts are to get them both started in some sort of individualized learning environment so perhaps we can close the gap in where they are and where they should be. With all that said, Im am looking for opinions on what can be done. My thoughts are to get them into Sylvan, Kumon, or Huntington type place here in Sugar Land. Any experience good or bad with these places? I dont want to take a bad situation and make it worse or spin my wheels when we can be doing something productive. Thanks in advance for your ideas and experiences.

Got $10K you're looking to burn? Thought about it for my kids once until I saw the cost.

We found an ***'t principal who worked with our once a week for a whole lot less. If you know of any teachers in the area, I'd suggest asking them if they, or themselves, are interested in tutoring.

[rtp]

Got $10K you're looking to burn? Thought about it for my kids once until I saw the cost.

We found an ***'t principal who worked with our once a week for a whole lot less. If you know of any teachers in the area, I'd suggest asking them if they, or themselves, are interested in tutoring.

While money is an consideration, my main concern is results. Im not familiar with any of this tutoring stuff as both of my kids always did well in school so I hadnt thought of going with a teacher who is off this summer. Please keep the opinions coming.

[gingib]

Very nice thing you are doing. Stand up move

Best of luck.

[rtp]

bump for the dinner crowd.

[El Forajido]

God bless ya'll for taking them in. Prayers for them to become well adapted in the household

[rtp]

Thanks guys for the support. With 70K plus members I was sure there would be plenty of experiences to share on the topic. I guess I missed the boat on that assumption.