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[quote=Anonymous]My kid has done both RSM (top and and middle tracks) and AoPS (Beast Academy books and in person instruction).

Our experience is that RSM caters to all levels and is zero screens. There is no textbook, just a workbook of problems (no explanations or examples) and worksheets of problems. There are some of what PPs might call “tricks” eg Calculate this answer in the easiest way. or, given this equation, solve the following related equations without calculation. But overall the math itself is what you would see at school. The kids are taught how to calculate and solve more effectively. As the kids get older they do input homework answers into an online portal, but the actual work is done on paper.

At AoPs they use a smart board in class and the homework is all on the online portal. The problems are NOT at all what you would see at school. Mine is in Math 3 now and a recent section asked about reflectional and rotation symmetry (Look at this shape. Which one square can you take away to make the shape be reflectionally or rotationally symmetrical)? Another example is 9x78+9x5-59-9. Solve easily using factors. Many problems are more like puzzles and just knowing the math doesn’t ensure you can actually get all the problems correct.

In school math they are doing problems like “Draw two rectangles showing 1/3 is equal to 2/6” or “Add $139.59+243.62. “

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