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[quote=Anonymous]Both my kids (grades 6 and 8) are in AoPS.  My older child did RSM starting second semester 1st grade through 5th grade and was placed in the highest level after the initial screening.  The biggest problem DC seemed to have with it, is that the word problems were not written by native English speakers.  My husband (phD from Caltech; triple majored in undergrad--math, double E and computer science) would sometimes have to take a look at the answer to then explain to DC what the question was actually asking.  Also, sometimes it was hard to understand what the teachers were saying due to their heavy accents.  Finally, there wasn't an official text book.  By the time DC reached 6th grade, the RSM school recommended for those in the highest level of RSM take 2 hours of algebra and 1 hr of geometry a week to really grasp their approach to teaching math.  I could tell DC was done.  It was hard to gauge where DC was at.  All of the report cards from RSM were way too effusive with praise.  At AoPS, they explained a 70% is considered a good score on their tests.

Finally, DC agreed to switch to AoPS which our younger DC had started in 2nd grade during COVID (first virtual and then now live classes).  I like that there are several ways for students to learn the materials.  First, through in person instruction, then with text books and finally with online videos.  As everyone learns differently.  I think this helped my older DC whose in class attention seemed to have dropped after COVID.  DC1 will often consult the text book or YouTube if DC can't solve a certain problem.  Last resort is dad as he will really drag out the process rather than show our kids how to solve something.

For DC2, who doesn't take the time to read the text book, says the classroom lesson is enough.

Both kids have applied what they've learned in AoPS to end of year testing at their DMV public schools.  DC1 unfortunately has found that the advanced 8th grade math teacher can't teach the 10th grade math DC1 is supposed to be learning in school so AoPS has helped fill in the gaps as the public school math teacher just refers kids to IXL (which both of my kids hate with a passion but do their weekly assigned math HW in their public school advanced math classes).[/quote]

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