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NP. What types of things do you mean about the classes adding context, PP? Is there peer interaction? Do you find the peers to be supportive and is everyone at the right level? Does the class hear each other's questions in office hours? (My child is shy so hearing other questions would be helpful.) We don't live near a location so we'd need the online classes. Do you think they would have the same benefits as the in person classes?[/quote]

For whatever reason, the AoPS books are visually unappealing and difficult to read.  The mathematical concepts and explanations are solid, but it all just feels somewhat hard to follow on its own.  They're very unlike the Beast Academy books in this way.

In the classes, the teacher will introduce the topic, lay whatever groundwork, explain things, and build up to the very hard stuff.  The teacher will ask leading questions and give the kids time to reply.

You actually have two different options for online classes.  You can take the ones through AoPS Online, which are all text based.  You can't hear the teacher or other students say anything, but you can read it in the interactive chat.  Everyone can see the full interactive chat during office hours, and the message board is very supportive.

If you want a more normal class experience, you can also take classes in the AoPS Academy- Online campus.  These classes are over Zoom and will have a live teacher, live classmates, group collaboration, and so on.  The classes are smaller, and your child will get a lot more personal attention.  The biggest drawback to the Academy classes is that they cost more money than the text based ones.  [/quote]

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