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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A struggling student would be placed in the lowest class. Kids are placed based on ability, mine was placed in the highest level when he started and was moved up a grade level a month later. [/quote]

I’m not sure that last piece of brag was necessary.   [/quote]

Posters keep saying that kids are placed at the same starting point when they are not. Kids are placed based on ability and can be moved easily enough to match their needs. I know a kid who took 6th grade math at RSM as a 7th grader. The kid was in M7H in FCPS and not Algebra 1 so they did not want to be in the Algebra 1 class, which is what RSM recommends for most 7th graders. Others are placed in higher grade levels. The flexibility is one of RSMs strengths.

[quote]I think RSM is fantastic for all ages, and all abilities. In fact, it can make a kid who doesn't love math learn to like it. I think everyone can do well in math.[/quote]

I think that it can provide additional instruction and practice to help a student feel more confident in math. I am sure that there are some kids who will enjoy math once they feel like they are on solid ground in the class. I would guess that most at least stop disliking math, even if they don't enjoy it, once they have some additional confidence. [/quote]
If you read more carefully, you'll see that the standard placement in 3rd was stated for kids who haven't previously done math enrichment because there is math notation and other concepts they wouldn't have seen in public school.  If a kid has done other outside math enrichment, then they may have a different placement.[/quote]

My kid had no outside math enrichment and placed in the top class as a third grader. The evaluator gives the child a series of problems, the child solves each problem and discusses how they solved the problem with the evaluator. The evaluator will provide the child with a different solution option and ask the child to use that method. DS was able to answer their questions, explain his solution, and then answer the new material questions correctly when introduced to it.

He is an outlier, and I understand that. We were looking at math enrichment because he was not challenged in school, not because he needed to solidify his foundational skills. The point is, they evaluate each child and place them according to their abilities and their needs. They will put 7th graders in the 6th grade class, which is more pre-algebra, because that is the class the student is in at MS. They will put a 7th grader in geometry or algebra 2 if that is what the kid is taking in MS. RSM has greater flexibility then AoPS because it has different levels for each grade and will find the class that meets the childs needs. [/quote]

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