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[quote=Anonymous]Hi - I had mixed results with DS1 with BA as he just wasn't into math. The online comics and earning points to build your avatar kept him interested for a bit, but he quickly lost interest. Even though it didn't work for DS1, I was really impressed with BA online.

DS2 is entering kindergarten next week, and also turns 5 next week. He's shown interest in math. I don't think he's some kind of math genius, but his Montessori preschool gave him enough of a foundation in math that he was able to start BA1 without any issues. He's not reading fluently yet, so he occasionally asks for help, such as reading the comics and if the answers are words rather than numbers. But after a few lessons, he's doing 95% of it independently. And he begs to do BA.

I just checked and he's spent 32 hours on BA since we started in June. Yes, it's online, but he's really learning and problem solving. No way he'd be so focused and independent without the short video lessons.

I'm a little worried that school with be boring as he's ahead with math. But as it's self-directed and he genuinely likes it, I'm okay with it. And it probably won't hurt for him to feel good about himself at this new school. Plus, we're not pushing reading, so he'll have plenty to learn in kindergarten.

Finally, I think BA lets you cancel the online program after a few weeks, so you may want to just try it out.[/quote]

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