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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here . I understand that both are group classes so we cudn't expect any kind of special attention from teacher but if the kid is in need of help kind of home work help how does they do ?. Also would like to  get any feedback on experienced private tutors that anyone have done with your kids?  [/quote]

Do you think that your kid is behind and that is what you are looking for? Are you trying to get your kid or keep your kid on the advanced track for some reason? It would help to know what you are looking for. Your posts read more like you think that this is something that you have to do to keep up and that simply is not the case. I know I post here so I am describing myself when I say this but the parents on this forum are more invested in their children's schooling then most parents. We can be a wee bit over the top. My kid loves math and math competition so he attends math competition classes. He dropped a grade level math class this year because he wasn't getting much out of it.

If you are just worried that everyone is doing math enrichment at one of these programs then you can take a deep breath and not worry about it because not everyone is taking these classes. My child said he knew of two other kids in his grade at school taking RSM or AoPS classes. There are plenty of ES and MSs were math enrichment is not common place. There are some schools were it is more common because it is culturally normal to use cram schools/enrichment/advancement programs and parents see advanced academics as an advantage for college and the like. Those schools are in the minority in the county but are pretty intense.

If you your child is not on grade level or barely on grade level then a program like RSM can help, they would be evaluated and placed in the grade and level that RSM thinks is best. RSM has tutors that they will have kids work with if they need additional support, I know a certain number of those meetings are free each year. If you think your child is behind then a program like Kumon or Mathnasium or Sylvan would probably be a better fit.

If your child is on grade level and feels comfortable with math you don't need to do anything. If your child wants to do more then you need to figure out where they are and what they want. AoPS and RSM have an evaluation that they do for their in-person classes (physically and online). They evaluator should tell you were your child fits. I have no idea if AoPS will tell you if your child belongs in a lower grade or a different program based on the evaulation, I know they tell you that is a possibility but DS was placed in the grade level class half way into the year with no issues. I have not heard of people not being accepted at AoPS but we don't know other families whose kids want to do math enrichment. [/quote]

Thank you so much ! DS is at grade level and loves Math . DS is a rising 6th grader and aiming for AlgebraI honors at middle school . My worry is about taking 7th grade math and to get pass advance in SOL and the Iowa 91 % . So trying to understand which one of them would be a best fit to achieve that. So far DS is not into anyone of those . Loves to do few math sheets / books at home . Also have heard that Middle school would be harder so would like to get inputs . [/quote]

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