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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]RSM has tutors to help with homework for kids who need a bit more help.

Honors at RSM is not a joke. It is fast and it is hard. It requires that kids have really strong foundations in past material and are able to quickly pick up new material. [/quote]
Is AOPS harder? My kid is doing honors at RSM but it doesn’t seem overly challenging [/quote]

What level?  AoPS has Beast academy at the elementary school level that lets the student walk or run at their own speed. Some BA academy (trophy) problems are near-impossible even for adults.

At middle school/high school, you have to weigh robustness (RSM) v. Problem-solving (AoPS).  I would say that AoPS Algebra doesn't get into the why of certain things (such as indeterminate solutions), because it expects the reader to understand this concept with minimal hand-holding.  RSM, on the other hand, drills these things more.  AoPS spends its time teaching students to use multiple concepts across different chapters to solve problems.[/quote]

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