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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To the parents who said their kids scored a couple of grade levels above in iReady - were your kids naturally "mathie" so they scored above without any prep at home? or are you all supplementing math curriculum at home to support your kids natural math inclination, and thus were able to teach higher level concepts?

Because I know at school, my 1st grader does not get any "challenging" math work. [/quote]
We did not and do not supplement. That said my spouse is a math teacher. [/quote]
How is their background relevant?[/quote]

It means that they didn’t pay to supplement but ended up doing things at home because Dad knows math and could work it into day to day activities. My husband is an engineer and was playing math games with our son at a very early age. He bought DS toddler and kids books that involved math because that is what interested him. It gave DS a leg up on math before K and continues today. DH enjoys finding hard math problems to solved with DS. I mean, they discuss math on walks, which is great but not anything I would discuss because I am more a humanities kind of gal. DS knows more about government and history then his peers because that is my jam.

OP: DS is really strong at math, always has been. Our school doesn’t move kids up for math or if they do, we didn’t pursue it. We do send DS to RSM where he participates in the regular class and the math competition class. He enjoys it. The regular math at school reinforces his foundations. I honestly didn’t see the point of pushing for advancement in math at school because the idea of online Algebra or a bus to MS for Algebra in first period and then a bus back to the ES for the rest of his day struck me as not ideal. I don’t see the benefit to completing Calculus in 10th grade. The supplementation is good for him, he gets problems that he needs help with and is far more challenged at RSM then school.[/quote]
Now I wonder how you and PP define "supplementation". Also, doesn't RSM put them on track for calculus by 10th?[/quote]

I would call the math problems and games my DH does with my DS supplementation because it involves teaching new material and creatively using math. I suspect different people have different definitions.

RSM will move kids up grade levels if they test into it. We have found the grade level Honors class at RSM has provided more in-depth conversation and harder problems that are more challenging. I think it helps him better grasp the concepts he is being taught. DS is probably going to be in Algebra 1 in MS, I think that would lead to Calc in 11th grade. I believe he will do well on the IAAT and the SOL, he has plenty of math competition practice, so I don't think the timing on the IAAT is going to be an issue and he has passed advanced on all of his math SOLS.

I can see where RSM might help a kid take Geometry in the summer because you can start Geometry in 6th grade, it is an hour-long class that is meant to be taken over 3 years. He will have 2 years of that class under his belt by the end of 7th, which would probably make Geometry in the summer more doable. 
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