I have a kid who is very good at math and one who isn't. I think you can probably supplement/tutor a bright, hardworking child to +2 grades, but the kids with natural aptitude are doing it themselves. My good at math kid learns a concept once and he knows it. The other one needs a lot more repetition and examples. |
CTY will cover one year of math during a few weeks in Summer.
CTY only allows students who have tested advanced on national, standardized, tests because their experience shows these students can handle an accelerated learning pace, while other students likely cannot. |
Most kids who are 2 (and especially more than 2) years ahead don’t need to be “tutored”. They see it and they understand. |
I see no such courses in this [url=https://cty.jhu.edu/programs/on-campus/courses?search=&op=Search&open=1&field_program_code_target_id_1=1&grade%5B%5D=&grade%5B1%5D=1&grade%5B2%5D=2&grade%5B3%5D=3&grade%5B4%5D=4&grade%5B5%5D=5&grade%5B6%5D=6&grade%5B7%5D=7&grade%5B8%5D=8&grade%5B9%5D=9&grade%5B10%5D=10&grade%5B11%5D=11&field_site_target_id_verf%5B%5D=&field_site_target_id_verf%5B5087%5D=5087&field_site_target_id_verf%5B5083%5D=5083&field_site_target_id_verf%5B5079%5D=5079&field_site_target_id_verf%5B5081%5D=5081&field_site_target_id_verf%5B5082%5D=5082&field_site_target_id_verf%5B5090%5D=5090&field_site_target_id_verf%5B5102%5D=5102&field_site_target_id_verf%5B5097%5D=5097&field_site_target_id_verf%5B5096%5D=5096&field_site_target_id_verf%5B5099%5D=5099&topic%5B126666%5D=126666&field_session_code_value=1&field_start_and_end_date_value=1 listing[/url] I see enrichment seminars. MCPS and FCPS will cover 1 year of math during a 6 weeks in summer, for anyone. Considering a normal school year is 6 courses in 36 weeks, 1 course in 6 weeks is on normal pace. |
I see no such courses in this listing I see enrichment seminars. MCPS and FCPS will cover 1 year of math during a 6 weeks in summer, for anyone. Considering a normal school year is 6 courses in 36 weeks, 1 course in 6 weeks is on normal pace. |
Loved math at a super early age--math games, memorizing, solving, etc. (not reading btw, lowest groups in elementary) No tutoring or paid programs as you mention. He did IXL in much of his spare time and completed thousands of problems. |
What is "2 years ahead"?
Algebra in 7th grade? 6th grade? In MCPS, the regular curriculum will place high performing students into Compacted Math (6th grade math completed in in 5th grade), and then place students into Pre-Algebra or Algebra in 6th, based on MAP test scores and school administrative policy. No need for extra study at home, but I always recommend that students pursue enrichment before additional acceleration, since the core school curriculum is very bare-bones, and does not prepare students well for mathematical careers. |
What a bizarre comment. Any student who isn't tutored is not stretching their potential into difficult topics. |
Mine is just smart. I don’t take credit for it. He learns things quickly and knows some things without ever being explicitly taught. Ditto for reading. |
Yeah, if the kid learned single-digit addition and subtraction in pre-school then they are starting ES two years ahead in math. |
That’s not true. The very top math students have a knack for math and will do fine without any tutors. The students good with math might want a tutor to get better. |
Two of my kids were two grades ahead and one was a year ahead. We did nothing. Some kids just are naturally good at it and others are naturally good at other things. |
What are you counting as two years ahead? I believe my kids technically are, but many call it one year ahead. (Algebra in 7th). Never any supplementing or anything--not even a workbook. But both were in FCPS AAP which automatically pushes them head one year over the course of a couple years and then allows them to skip another year if they score high enough on two tests. But I suspect you are talking more advanced than that. |
I would say 2 yrs ahead is Alg I in 7th. Alg I is technically a high school class and is the normal progression 9th grade math class. |
My kid managed to get into Geometry in 6th (Covid era), finished Calc BC in 9th and has done a couple of college level classes in addition to mulltivariable calculus and linear algebra. I think Covid made the school system flexible. |