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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Both Kumon and RSM are awful choices for any kid. They kill and existing love for Math and do not make a kid love it either. I know 100+ kids who did one or the other and they really do not understand or love Math. Just become little robots..[/quote]

My kid would disagree with you. I know other families who have kids who would disagree with you. My kid chooses RSM and enjoys it. He knows kids who chose RSM because it gives them more confidence in their math classes at school and helps to reduce stress around a subject that they find hard. We know kids who were at RSM only because their parents wanted to make sure that they were in Algebra as 7th graders and who were happy to drop RSM once they were in 7th grade.

Any activity that a child does not choose can be drudgery. There were kids on my sons baseball and team that clearly did not want to be there, they would refuse to go on the field or swing a bat with one hand or refuse to kick/field the ball. Their parents insisted that the kid loved the activity but everyone saw that was not the case.

The difference with academic enrichment programs is that there are kids who could use the extra help in order to gain the foundational skills that will make the subject easier for them. Kids might not want to do it but the long term benefit is important. Math tends to be an area that is not easily grasped by a lot of kids early in school and some extra help will go a long way to gain confidence and knowledge. [/quote]

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