Math enrichment strategy
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Anonymous
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Hi AAP moms - I’ve got a bright but not brilliant kid who needs to do pre-algebra over the summer in some kind of 1:1 setting to keep him focused. My goal is to give him a leg up in pre-algebra next school year OR if it goes really well, place him in algebra. Long story short, he has a terrible teacher/class for 6th grade math and needs to be shored up.
I’m trying to figure out the best way to do this and willing to throw money at it but of course would prefer to save. Here are my ideas in descending order of cost. - Fusion 1:1 tutoring 4-5 days/week. They use their curriculum. Have to schlep him there. - 1:1 tutoring at home with a “master” tutor using whatever curriculum they recommend - Buy the AOPs or Beast Academy books and have a less experienced tutor do them with him - Use the free school curriculum (Illustrative Math, Zearn) with a tutor. This may enable the gaps to be filled more easily and better transition back to school math for placement, but my kid HATES Zearn. |
Anonymous
| This post appears to be an ad for AoPS, which is expensive compared to a Kumon, RSM, Sunshine, Fairfax collegiate, Curie, etc. |
Anonymous
| All of pre algebra in 2 months is tough. Youds probably need daily 1:1 tutoring if you can't answer all of his questions. |
Anonymous
| Academic enrichment is similar to basketball 🏀, soccer ⚽️ or any sport investment into your child. A little bit of monthly investment yeilds multifold returns. Fortunately, Kumon has made academic enrichment affordable for the poor. Fortunately, it's right in between the barbershop and Chipotle fast food in our neighborhood, don't have to drive to rich suburbs |
Anonymous
OP here. No it is not! It’s just that we did do Beast Academy and a live AOPs class pre-pandemic so I know it’s a good curriculum. At this point we need 1:1, not a class, and AOPs is the only free-standing comprehensive curriculum I know of. If you can recommend another curriculum please do! |
Anonymous
yeah the plan is daily 1:1 tutoring |
Anonymous
| In all this you didn't say what your kid's level of motivation is. Enabling your kid's own interest is very different from dragging him by his ear. |
Anonymous
| Did you start with Khan Academy? That's the basic essay gree choice to see the kid's level and ability to work independently. |
Anonymous
Have you run this plan by your kid? |
Anonymous
| OP Do you or anyone else in your home know pre algebra? |
Anonymous
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Is your child interested in daily math tutoring during the summer? Because that is a lot. Seriously, it is a lot.
This sounds like a recipe for disaster. It sounds like your child needs significant support in order to be advanced in math and that is not a good thing. I would find a summer program that he is comfortable with to shore up skills and not try and push for Algebra in 7th grade. If you think he is behind, aim for once a week tutoring to shore up skills. Accept that he is not going to be accelerated in math and let him work at a pace that makes sense for his skills. |
Anonymous
| Why not just place DC in GenEd? You are just pushing, pushing, pushing… DC might just be perfect at GenEd Math 6. |
Anonymous
The OPs post said that the 6th grade teacher is awful so the kid is already in 6th grade. If the kid is in LIV/Advanced Math in FCPS, the kid belongs in Math 7H next year. If they kid needs intensive tutoring during the summer to strengthen 6th grade math, they are probably not ready for Math 7H. |
Anonymous
| We are just doing AOPS books at home. It works. |
Anonymous
You sound just like me before I started receiving my psychiatric treatment. I too was taking the liberty calling other parents "pushy", throwing recommendations to move to GenEd when my own child was in AAP. |