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But perhaps it is just the writing style or the cluttered appearance of the texts, or perhaps some of that narrative is present in the AoPS classes but missing in the textbooks?
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This is definitely true.  My kid took a class for Intro to Algebra and got high marks throughout.  He then tried working through Intro to Geometry on his own, and it was a disaster.  After that, he signed up for the formal class in Geometry, and it's now working fine.

I am one of the AoPS boosters, but I don't think the textbooks on their own are adequate for many kids.  The classes add a lot of context, the homework problems from the classes generally support the materials better than the problems in the books, and the additional support via office hours and the message board is valuable.  So my tl;dr impression is "AoPS classes are good, but independent work through AoPS textbooks is bad.  This doesn't apply to Beast, which has much more engaging and better books than the higher level AoPS books.  [/quote]

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