Math enrichment strategy

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Anonymous wrote: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.

This is a troll post, clearly.
However, reminder for parents considering how to support their children with math. Instead of waiting until the summer before addressing your child's math needs, start early, in elementary grades. Follow teachers' recommendations and assist them with free enrichment materials after school in the evenings. If you're not confident in elementary math, there are plenty of affordable resources available. Ask other parents how they manage it. Experiment with different workbooks, Kumon, or other programs. The key is to get them on a math enrichment path early.

As we speak, currently there are a significant number of TJ kids who have been admitted with poor math skills, who are suffering with Ds and Fs. If your child is admitted by chance using the lottery process, do you want to see your child suffer with poor grades, or do you want to plan ahead so they can take on high school math more confidently at TJ or base school?

But it sounds like Op did do Beast for awhile. This kid should have been dropped to a lower level before this point. One should not need all kinds of daily tutoring to catch up and ‘shore’ up. There’s an underlying problem that the school is failing on. They take all kinds of Assessments, and yet nothing is done to shore up the weak areas in the last 7 years.

Everytime I hear Beast is involved, there is some trouble in their math learning journey. Why?

DC tested into algebra in 6th grade after completing Beast Leveks 2-5. The only trouble was school teacher’s frustration that DC did all work in head.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

This is a troll post, clearly.
However, reminder for parents considering how to support their children with math. Instead of waiting until the summer before addressing your child's math needs, start early, in elementary grades. Follow teachers' recommendations and assist them with free enrichment materials after school in the evenings. If you're not confident in elementary math, there are plenty of affordable resources available. Ask other parents how they manage it. Experiment with different workbooks, Kumon, or other programs. The key is to get them on a math enrichment path early.

As we speak, currently there are a significant number of TJ kids who have been admitted with poor math skills, who are suffering with Ds and Fs. If your child is admitted by chance using the lottery process, do you want to see your child suffer with poor grades, or do you want to plan ahead so they can take on high school math more confidently at TJ or base school?

But it sounds like Op did do Beast for awhile. This kid should have been dropped to a lower level before this point. One should not need all kinds of daily tutoring to catch up and ‘shore’ up. There’s an underlying problem that the school is failing on. They take all kinds of Assessments, and yet nothing is done to shore up the weak areas in the last 7 years.

Everytime I hear Beast is involved, there is some trouble in their math learning journey. Why?

DC tested into algebra in 6th grade after completing Beast Leveks 2-5. The only trouble was school teacher’s frustration that DC did all work in head.

This is the often the complaint with Beast, students cant show their work on paper, everything occurs in the head, and what good is that. Kumon has a better approach which not only reinforces concepts but speed as well, all with immersive hands on approach using pencil and paper every step of the way for every problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

This is a troll post, clearly.
However, reminder for parents considering how to support their children with math. Instead of waiting until the summer before addressing your child's math needs, start early, in elementary grades. Follow teachers' recommendations and assist them with free enrichment materials after school in the evenings. If you're not confident in elementary math, there are plenty of affordable resources available. Ask other parents how they manage it. Experiment with different workbooks, Kumon, or other programs. The key is to get them on a math enrichment path early.

As we speak, currently there are a significant number of TJ kids who have been admitted with poor math skills, who are suffering with Ds and Fs. If your child is admitted by chance using the lottery process, do you want to see your child suffer with poor grades, or do you want to plan ahead so they can take on high school math more confidently at TJ or base school?

But it sounds like Op did do Beast for awhile. This kid should have been dropped to a lower level before this point. One should not need all kinds of daily tutoring to catch up and ‘shore’ up. There’s an underlying problem that the school is failing on. They take all kinds of Assessments, and yet nothing is done to shore up the weak areas in the last 7 years.

Everytime I hear Beast is involved, there is some trouble in their math learning journey. Why?

DC tested into algebra in 6th grade after completing Beast Leveks 2-5. The only trouble was school teacher’s frustration that DC did all work in head.

This is the often the complaint with Beast, students cant show their work on paper, everything occurs in the head, and what good is that. Kumon has a better approach which not only reinforces concepts but speed as well, all with immersive hands on approach using pencil and paper every step of the way for every problem.

Nice sell, LOL. I think you forgot to mention that even a minor sized Kumon dose tends to permanently disengage kids from thinking, turning them off to math as a creative endeavor.

If you are in the unfortunate situation of having to use Kumon, please use it very sparingly. Do not, under any circumstances, attempt to overdose your kid on it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

This is a troll post, clearly.
However, reminder for parents considering how to support their children with math. Instead of waiting until the summer before addressing your child's math needs, start early, in elementary grades. Follow teachers' recommendations and assist them with free enrichment materials after school in the evenings. If you're not confident in elementary math, there are plenty of affordable resources available. Ask other parents how they manage it. Experiment with different workbooks, Kumon, or other programs. The key is to get them on a math enrichment path early.

As we speak, currently there are a significant number of TJ kids who have been admitted with poor math skills, who are suffering with Ds and Fs. If your child is admitted by chance using the lottery process, do you want to see your child suffer with poor grades, or do you want to plan ahead so they can take on high school math more confidently at TJ or base school?

But it sounds like Op did do Beast for awhile. This kid should have been dropped to a lower level before this point. One should not need all kinds of daily tutoring to catch up and ‘shore’ up. There’s an underlying problem that the school is failing on. They take all kinds of Assessments, and yet nothing is done to shore up the weak areas in the last 7 years.

Everytime I hear Beast is involved, there is some trouble in their math learning journey. Why?

DC tested into algebra in 6th grade after completing Beast Leveks 2-5. The only trouble was school teacher’s frustration that DC did all work in head.

This is the often the complaint with Beast, students cant show their work on paper, everything occurs in the head, and what good is that. Kumon has a better approach which not only reinforces concepts but speed as well, all with immersive hands on approach using pencil and paper every step of the way for every problem.

Nice sell, LOL. I think you forgot to mention that even a minor sized Kumon dose tends to permanently disengage kids from thinking, turning them off to math as a creative endeavor.

If you are in the unfortunate situation of having to use Kumon, please use it very sparingly. Do not, under any circumstances, attempt to overdose your kid on it.

Shouldn't you be worried about your own student?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

This is a troll post, clearly.
However, reminder for parents considering how to support their children with math. Instead of waiting until the summer before addressing your child's math needs, start early, in elementary grades. Follow teachers' recommendations and assist them with free enrichment materials after school in the evenings. If you're not confident in elementary math, there are plenty of affordable resources available. Ask other parents how they manage it. Experiment with different workbooks, Kumon, or other programs. The key is to get them on a math enrichment path early.

As we speak, currently there are a significant number of TJ kids who have been admitted with poor math skills, who are suffering with Ds and Fs. If your child is admitted by chance using the lottery process, do you want to see your child suffer with poor grades, or do you want to plan ahead so they can take on high school math more confidently at TJ or base school?

But it sounds like Op did do Beast for awhile. This kid should have been dropped to a lower level before this point. One should not need all kinds of daily tutoring to catch up and ‘shore’ up. There’s an underlying problem that the school is failing on. They take all kinds of Assessments, and yet nothing is done to shore up the weak areas in the last 7 years.

Everytime I hear Beast is involved, there is some trouble in their math learning journey. Why?

DC tested into algebra in 6th grade after completing Beast Leveks 2-5. The only trouble was school teacher’s frustration that DC did all work in head.

This is the often the complaint with Beast, students cant show their work on paper, everything occurs in the head, and what good is that. Kumon has a better approach which not only reinforces concepts but speed as well, all with immersive hands on approach using pencil and paper every step of the way for every problem.

Mental math is a strength, not a weakness. Look up "chunking". The higher up you go in math, the less basic stuff is written out on paper. In college lectures a professor might even skip several steps of integration. Does that mean the professor doesn't understand the material? Of course not.

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Anonymous wrote:This post appears to be an ad for AoPS, which is expensive compared to a Kumon, RSM, Sunshine, Fairfax collegiate, Curie, etc.

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!

Enroll in Kumon.