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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP: Do what feels right to you. I did not think I would be sending my child to a math program in ES. I figured he might benefit from some CTY type programs when he was in high school, my older brothers participated in similar programs and loved them, but I wasn’t counting on ES. He is not a complainer so we really didn’t hear much from him about school being easy. Then came distance learning and we heard what math class was like. We know he loves math, he enjoyed logic puzzles and creating math problems, so we asked about a separate math class and he said yes. Now he does a math competition class and a regular math class. His choice.

He also plays a rec sport each season, participates in Scouts, and has tried things like Ninja Warrior class and fencing. We go to some museums and do a lot of hiking and camping. I would say he is pretty well rounded. It isn’t all math all the time but he does extra math because he likes it.

We have friends who use programs like Kumon or Mathnasium because their kids are struggling a bit or are pretty regularly getting 3’s in math and the parents are worried about the kids not really absorbing the foundational skills. I don’t know anyone who is accelerating for accelerations sake. I know one parent whose kid is not enamored with math who is at RSM but most the people I know there have kids who want to be there.

But do what feels right to you. There is no right answer, each kid is different and each parents comfort level is different. If DS told us he didn’t want to do RSM next year we wouldn’t sign him up. He has dropped other activities because he lost interest and that is fine. He is supposed to be exploring different things now. [/quote]

Thanks.  My child isn't a complainer either so I can see this happening.  I wonder how much remote learning has spurred "enrichment" once parents saw what the curriculum was like.  I also wonder as we go back to normal, if parents will be clueless again. [/quote]

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