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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To PPs with kids in RSM: is the jump from Advanced to Honors pretty significant? Our DS is in 2nd Advanced, and they are recommending that she move to Honors next year. They also tried to get us to do it for 2nd (move from 1st Accelerated to Honors).

She is good at math / top of her class, but she 100% needs to be taught everything (can't self teach) and needs repetition. She's not a gets-it-at-first-glance kid, the way I've seen some people describe RSM Honors and AoPS. Should I be worried about moving her up to Honors?

I know you can always move down, but since you have to plan your fall schedule around this two-hour block, it's nice to get it right the first time.[/quote]

How is she with puzzles, shapes manipulations and logic? Plenty of kids in honors 2 don’t get placed into honors 3 because the expectations are much higher in 3 (even 3 advanced). As a parent who has had kids in advanced and Honors, Honors requires a lot more math competition type of logical and multi step thinking. IMO the Honors kids should be kids who problem solve in different ways and try different formulas and strategies and don’t get discouraged or put off my wrong answers. They should be comfortable with abstract thinking. Should definitely know their multiplication and division facts down without having to think. [/quote]

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