How can child stay in private through middle but remain competitive in math

[Anonymous]

The plan right now is to keep DS9 in private through 8th grade and go to our excellent public high school. But I know that we lag behind math. Everyone is ON grade level unlike in public, which is great. But also unlike in public, our school doesn't double accelerate kids who are able. Are there easier ways to supplement or remain above grade level, maybe just in the summers only? He gets so much homework during the school week and plays a sport outside of school, so I'm not sure we can really do enough during the year.

[Anonymous]

Have him do the 9th grade preview class at St. Alban’s. They offer great summer math classes.

[Anonymous]

RSM. All private school kids do it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:RSM. All private school kids do it.

Assuming you were right (and you're not), it certainly doesn't show.

[Anonymous]

AoPS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Have him do the 9th grade preview class at St. Alban’s. They offer great summer math classes.

+1. Also, public school kids are accelerated in name only. Most of their classes breeze through material. Lots of breadth. No depth.

[Anonymous]

Anyone have experience with Johns Hopkins CTY? I've thought of using their algebra and geometry classes to accelerate my kids when the time comes. Granted I've got a long time before then (my kindergartener is complaining that at school they aren't working on the addition and subtraction that we're doing at home...).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anyone have experience with Johns Hopkins CTY? I've thought of using their algebra and geometry classes to accelerate my kids when the time comes. Granted I've got a long time before then (my kindergartener is complaining that at school they aren't working on the addition and subtraction that we're doing at home...).

Ha, DS’s 2nd grade teacher has them adding single digits. And according to DS some of them are actually struggling.

[Anonymous]

You have to supplement at home or online or via a center. And then be bored during class.

Join math club too at the private school, you’ll meet other students 1-3 grade levels ahead of their math.

[Anonymous]

Lots did kumon or mathnasium 1-2x a week during lower school, to not be bored, to be challenged.

One family straight up left for Basic, which has many accelerated stem and math tracks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:RSM. All private school kids do it.

Most public and private students who are focused on STEM will get some form of math supplementing outside the classroom. That might be a workbook at home, online at Beast Academy, or at a center.

Not all going in person will choose RSM. Some will instead choose AOPS, Kumon, or Mathnasium. For all 4, there is some variation from one location to another, even though curricula are standardized within each choice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:RSM. All private school kids do it.

Most public and private students who are focused on STEM will get some form of math supplementing outside the classroom. That might be a workbook at home, online at Beast Academy, or at a center.

Not all going in person will choose RSM. Some will instead choose AOPS, Kumon, or Mathnasium. For all 4, there is some variation from one location to another, even though curricula are standardized within each choice.

I’m interested to hear about AOPS and RSM but on the other hand it seems to me that Kumon and Mathnasium would be more standardized and align with common core. It doesn’t seem like doing triangle matchsticks and balance the scale problems would necessarily lead to kids being able to be qualified in all topics necessary to be placed into advanced school later. So shouldn’t elementary students be taking Kumon and mathnasium if the goal is school math acceleration?

[Anonymous]

Related question for current grade 3. Mine tested into Math 3 at AOPS. If she continues in this track (Math 3 in grade 3, Math 4 in grade 4) she will just be on grade level at school? Should we be trying to jump ahead a year in AOPS over the summer if she wants to place into higher math in a few years? There is no differentiation or tracking in math at school right now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have him do the 9th grade preview class at St. Alban’s. They offer great summer math classes.

+1. Also, public school kids are accelerated in name only. Most of their classes breeze through material. Lots of breadth. No depth.

This is delusional but ok.

[Anonymous]

Not sure what you mean by "double accelerate", but many privates will have at least Geometry in 8th so they can start Algebra 2 in 9th and end with Multi/Diff EQ/Linear Algebra in 12th.