Ever since 2nd grade, my now 13 year old dd has had trouble with math. She has gotten after school help throughout the years, and even private tutoring the past few years... but now, there is no more money for tutors...
She just doesn't get it.
Now she is in 8th grade, and the stakes are very high. She has a teacher who is set to retire next year. This teacher is feeling very pressured by the new state standards... and is rushing "full steam ahead" through the math curriculum..leaving my kid ( and some others) in the dust...
When the kids ask for review of things they "don't get" the teacher has such an attitude about wasting the time on review... that the kids feel intimidated and stupid about asking for help... they sit quietly..feeling defeated... My daughter has stopped doing homework because she sais "What's the point?.. I never get it anyway..and if you don't complete the homework it's graded as "Not Done" anyway!" <that's a quote> Talk about feeling defeated...
I have spoken to the teacher, with no resolution about this... and even the principal has said... "Well this teacher is retiring next year.. why don't you just get a tutor?"...
I'm beside myself... I can't afford a tutor!!
I am lousy at math and not capable of helping her with the work.. I just don't understand it

... I don't know where to go next.. or quite honestly what to ask for to be done about it!
All the Honor Students in the HS are unavailable to tutor 8th graders... ( I've checked) .. Now what... Any suggestions?
Val