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[quote=Anonymous]RSM does not sell books, it is an in person class or an online class.

AoPS and RSM are different programs. RSM has multiple levels of classes so that the program reaches kids where they are with their math. The classes are traditionally taught except that they use pacing and methods that are more commonly used in the Former Soviet Union, where the founders went for school, and that are probably still used in Russia and most of Eastern Europe. DS is in the Honors class. The problems that they are doing are more advanced and in-depth then what they are doing at school. They are not meant to be puzzles or require creative thinking but they are multiple step word problems and the like.

DS also takes the math competition class through RSM. You have to test into the class and it is smaller then the other classes. That is where they do work that is more similar to AoPS. There is number theory, Probability, Statistics, and other topics that require more creative thinking and less algorithmic processing. I think they separate the two because many parents send their kids to RSM to shore up foundational skills and the math competition work is more for kids who really love math or are really strong at math. There are actually two levels of the math competition program. There is the local program and the national program. You need to score high enough on the RSM math competition, the International Math Competition, to be invited into the national program. That class is about a year advanced from the local program and moves at a faster pace. There are 200 kids selected for each grade level for the national program. Sixth graders in the national math competition are preparing for the AMC8.

AoPS, which DS did for 1 year, expects kids to be able to pick up concepts quickly and is a mix of math competition type thinking and regular algorithms. DS really liked it but choose RSM because one was a 40 minute drive and the other was a 10 minute drive. It is a totally different program. We did it during COVID and we could hear the Teacher asking kids to stay after the regular class ended to review the material. There were some kids you could hear picking things up right away, others who needed a bit of guidance, and others who were lost. It is a different approach to learning math that works great for the right kid. But it is not for everyone. AoPS is more one size fits all. If AoPS had a class by us, DS would have stayed in AoPS because he loved it. He does not like online classes and will choose in-person whenever he can.

Beast Academy sounds great if you have a parent who can help the child or review enough to be able to help the child and if you have a child who is happy to work solo. DS prefers to be in an in person class and likes learning from other people. DH reviews his homework with him and they talk math all the time but DS would not want to be taught by DH or myself. He’ll ask for help when he needs it but prefers to be in a class with a different Teacher.  [/quote]

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