mathnasium style

[Anonymous]

DH agrees to sign up math class for our first grader boy in person for enrichment, and he is really excited. I will pass kumon (it, and we only consider mathnasium and AOPS. Russian math is too far away even though I like their styles, but I don't want to drive that far weekly. I have consulted with Mathanasium, and I still have not got their teaching style. All I know so far is they are willing to be flexible and can do 1-2x/week for 60 min and ratio is 1:3. I think they cost $260 per month for 2x/week, $160 per month for 1x/week. They recommend us to do assessment/evaluation, and they will place him.

What is the styles of mathnasium?

[Anonymous]

Following, in the same boat. RSM is just too far, and the times are inconvenient - 4:30 on a weekday. Looking into Mathnasium but can't figure out if it's a class or just worksheets. Our first grader needs a class with a discussion, he gets worksheets at school.

[Anonymous]

AoPS has a teacher and a classroom with maybe 15 other children. They follow a set curriculum and have discussions, group work, and math games. I think mathnasium is more like group tutoring, where each kid has their own work and one tutor is handling several kids.

[Anonymous]

My son is at Mathnasium. You child will be assessed and a learning plan completed. The learning plan determines what topics are covered. The student will sit at a table with an instructor. The student will work through their worksheets under the guidance of the instructor. Kids can go at their own pace and ask/not ask for help. The worksheets are then collected and reviewed with the student. The number of kids per instructor depends on how many are signed up for a timeslot. The tables I've seen at our location have 4 chairs for students so I'll assume that's the max an instructor can work with at a time.

After the overall placement assessment, there are multiple assessments that occur. There is a Pre Assessment before each unit and a Post assessment after each unit. A topic is not considered mastered until the student can pass the post assessment. Each month I get a summary of the learning plan and what has been mastered, what is in progress, and what has not been started yet.

[Anonymous]

I saw this DCUM post about Mathnasium last week. You might find it helpful.

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1127316.page

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Following, in the same boat. RSM is just too far, and the times are inconvenient - 4:30 on a weekday. Looking into Mathnasium but can't figure out if it's a class or just worksheets. Our first grader needs a class with a discussion, he gets worksheets at school.

It’s just worksheets. Keep looking.

-happily at mathnasium

[Anonymous]

If your child is entering 2nd grade for AoPS, they'd probably be placed in Math Level 2, which follows the Beast Academy 2A-2D books. They'd follow a set curriculum with assigned readings, homework, and even tests at the end of each BA book. If your child is very advanced, they can be assessed and skip into higher level classes.

The downside is that the program will not adjust to go faster or slower for your individual child.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If your child is entering 2nd grade for AoPS, they'd probably be placed in Math Level 2, which follows the Beast Academy 2A-2D books. They'd follow a set curriculum with assigned readings, homework, and even tests at the end of each BA book. If your child is very advanced, they can be assessed and skip into higher level classes.

The downside is that the program will not adjust to go faster or slower for your individual child.

Thank you. Does the curriculum Beast Academy same as AOPS? It costs like $100/year for Beast academy, and it covers all levels. AOPS is like almost $800 for 12 weeks and they meet 1x/week. That is a big difference in costs. If they are the same, I would just sign up for beast academy instead.

I have my kid tested, and he misses like 0-2 questions for each 2A to 2D tests. If I sign him up, I may skip to go straight to level 3. 3B is more difficult to him because he has not learned to calculate area yet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If your child is entering 2nd grade for AoPS, they'd probably be placed in Math Level 2, which follows the Beast Academy 2A-2D books. They'd follow a set curriculum with assigned readings, homework, and even tests at the end of each BA book. If your child is very advanced, they can be assessed and skip into higher level classes.

The downside is that the program will not adjust to go faster or slower for your individual child.

Thank you. Does the curriculum Beast Academy same as AOPS? It costs like $100/year for Beast academy, and it covers all levels. AOPS is like almost $800 for 12 weeks and they meet 1x/week. That is a big difference in costs. If they are the same, I would just sign up for beast academy instead.

I have my kid tested, and he misses like 0-2 questions for each 2A to 2D tests. If I sign him up, I may skip to go straight to level 3. 3B is more difficult to him because he has not learned to calculate area yet.

Yes it would be the same curriculum. I would strongly suggest starting with BA 2 though, many parents are either glad they started a year or so behind where they thought the child was or wish they did, as it's very advanced for the grade. (BA 5 is pre-prealgebra)
If you're not sure, BA online covers every year so you can try BA 2 on a month to month basis without having to spend a full 100 on 2.

[Anonymous]

BA 5 is not Prealgebra. There is a Prealgebra book and free video series and Alcumus after BA 5.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DH agrees to sign up math class for our first grader boy in person for enrichment, and he is really excited. I will pass kumon (it, and we only consider mathnasium and AOPS. Russian math is too far away even though I like their styles, but I don't want to drive that far weekly. I have consulted with Mathanasium, and I still have not got their teaching style. All I know so far is they are willing to be flexible and can do 1-2x/week for 60 min and ratio is 1:3. I think they cost $260 per month for 2x/week, $160 per month for 1x/week. They recommend us to do assessment/evaluation, and they will place him.

What is the styles of mathnasium?

For kids in early ES, I preferred Mathnasium. Once they made it to 4th or 5th grade, I switched them to AoPS.

I still did some Beast Academy with my kids starting in 2nd or 3rd, but mostly as a way to supplement things that Mathnasium didn't do.

Mathnasium was great for building basic skills but AoPS often looked at things differently and gave perspective.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:BA 5 is not Prealgebra. There is a Prealgebra book and free video series and Alcumus after BA 5.

I felt there was a lot of overlap between BA5 and their prealgebra. Sure, it's not a perfect match but I may just skip prealgebra with my 2nd kid and go straight to Algebra.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If your child is entering 2nd grade for AoPS, they'd probably be placed in Math Level 2, which follows the Beast Academy 2A-2D books. They'd follow a set curriculum with assigned readings, homework, and even tests at the end of each BA book. If your child is very advanced, they can be assessed and skip into higher level classes.

The downside is that the program will not adjust to go faster or slower for your individual child.

Thank you. Does the curriculum Beast Academy same as AOPS? It costs like $100/year for Beast academy, and it covers all levels. AOPS is like almost $800 for 12 weeks and they meet 1x/week. That is a big difference in costs. If they are the same, I would just sign up for beast academy instead.

I have my kid tested, and he misses like 0-2 questions for each 2A to 2D tests. If I sign him up, I may skip to go straight to level 3. 3B is more difficult to him because he has not learned to calculate area yet.

Both the classes and the Beast Academy online cover the exact same material. The big difference is whether you have a teacher and classroom format, or whether the kid is working through the lessons on their own. Beast Academy online is great, and you have online access to the books and some instructional videos. You don't have a teacher leading your kid through the lessons or answering questions if your child doesn't understand something.

[Anonymous]

Mathnasium seems to be binders with worksheets. You mostly work on your own, but an instructor is there and will go over your work. The one I saw was a big room with different groups of kids at different tables.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:BA 5 is not Prealgebra. There is a Prealgebra book and free video series and Alcumus after BA 5.

I know, it's the course that comes before prealgebra, hence why I said "pre-prealgebra". So a child who appears to be "on level" for BA is actually on track to take AoPS prealgebra in 6th