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[quote=Anonymous]Had my 4th grader took the AMC 8 for fun at home. She was only able to answer 9/25, but got all correct. Unpreped. Have not accelerated her math learning  outside school until this semester. Well, she is in AAP so learning 5th grade math now. Started Beast academy like 3 months ago. Just started level 5. So I think she did well and solid for what she has been taught. I know there are ton’s of kids that do way better in this test at this age. But maybe they had accelerated learning?

She is way faster doing math than her peers in AAP. Great accuracy, too. Often finished homework while others are still doing class work.

My question: she loves math and seems to be good at it. She is excited about competition. She begged me to give her the AMC 8 test. But I am also aware that she is not a math genius who would’ve already self taught algebra, geometry with whatever resources she could find online.

If you have a child like this, how do you support them in addition to supplement with Beastacedemy? Do you think it is a good idea to have her test out the SOL 6 and IOWA next year as a fifth grader? I believe if you do well in both exams and with CogAt &gt;140 you could start algebra 1 in 6th grade? By observing the way she learns, figure things on her own, and how fast she could apply what she just learnt to something else, I think she might actually not do bad. Hey, by no means I wish her to accelerate so much, but I am curious to find out about her potential. I’m a little afraid that she is not challenged enough at school.

Thanks for any genuine advice. And please be nice. [/quote]

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