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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is OP.  Thank you for the responses. Someone said most kids are in the same boat, but I am not sure that is correct, and what has increasingly worried me. I feel like I am hearing from more and more people in other places where in-school education seems to be happening. I don’t have a way of assessing what share of all kids— high school freshmen, for example, are attending school in person this fall. I feel like in the DMV we tend to assume if we are doing it, everyone else is, too. But I fear that isn’t so. 
Anyway, I appreciate the conversation and perspectives. [/quote]
I posted earlier - I signed my kids up for AOPS due to the same concerns of them not learning everything this year and all they missed last year during quarter 4. Here is another way to look at it - not so much to learn the math for SATs, but just to learn it! One good thing about this pandemic is we are able to do other "stuff" with our time now that they don't have to catch a super early bus for high school and we don't have to commute to school/certain activities. That saved time allows my kids to do these extra math classes.

I know, I know - they could have still done it with in-person school but catching a bus at 6:50 am, going to school all day, any after-school activities, they would have done, coming home, eating dinner, doing homework, etc. That's a lot for anyone and to add a math class that runs from 7:15 - 9 pm on top of that? Plus add in that commute time?

You and your freshman now have extra time since no more commuting, etc. Seriously look into doing supplemental math classes. Not for the SAT aspect, but this is a perfect time for her to get a deeper base of math for future endeavors.[/quote]
FYI
AOPS is very rigorous compared to most school math classes, and the curriculum does not line up. I don't think your kids were behind but because school districts have different priorities. My district curriculum is integrated math 1, 2 and 3. It doesn't line up with what AOPS offers now. I don't think your kids were behind or tested down because of DL. [/quote]

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