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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There's a huge difference between making paper airplanes or doing math with your kids vs. sending them to a test prep factory camp. I mean, those aren't even in the same category. [/quote]

There is not that big difference. We invented math games with addition and subtraction, which seemed just that to my child, games. The child however, scored on the 99th% in the county on the math portion of the CogAT. I was intentional about the math games we played, in that I wanted him to be fluent with arithmetic problems, whereas the child was merely playing.

The only difference is the setting, and whether the child knows it or not. Some parents are not as creative, bc they can't, don't want to, or don't know how, or the child's preference in learning is such that they like the structured environment better. I could not make my kid do more than a page of a workbook in 4 hours, so I needed alternatives.

Going to an advanced program is very important if you have a bright child, bc they spend 8 hours a day at school. They might as well spend those hours productively and not waste time. What's the point in doing hw when they get home, when they can go out and play instead? Playing is health, and health is a priority. You can live well without an excellent gpa, but not so well in poor health. [/quote]

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