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<p>I talked to the principal of D’s public school about course selection just last year when he asked how she was doing. We were working a charity sporting event together at the time. I’ve also had several in-person meetings with my kids’ guidance counselor and many email exchanges with that principal. </p>
<p>My D *IS *a tutor at her HS. There is a peer mentoring program in place for freshmen and any students who ask for help (or their parents do), and upperclassmen volunteer to be those tutors, and get credit for it. I know several families who have hired tutors for their kids when they were behind in a class or wanted to study for SATs, etc.</p>
<p>LDs…kids get tested for them at our school and outside of it all the time, and get IEPs (Individual Education Plan, I think that stands for).</p>
<p>We are an educated but not wealthy family in a pretty wealthy school district.</p>
<p>And for the record I agree that the OP makes no worthwhile point with the article.</p>