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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In all this you didn't say what your kid's level of motivation is. Enabling your kid's own interest is very different from dragging him by his ear. [/quote]
DP. my kid is only interested in video games. If didnt drag them by the ear, they wouldnt even be attending school.  So abiding by the Virginia compulsory attendance law, I am having to drag by both ears, in your terms.  [/quote]

There is a difference between sending your kid to school because kids have to go to school and signing your kid up for 1:1 tutoring every day during summer break so that your kid can potentially glide through 7th grade math easily or get bumped into Algebra in 7th grade. Huge difference.

DS attends RSM because he asks to, not because we make him. We suggested it in third grade when he was saying he was bored with math and he said he wanted to try it. He asked to reenroll every year since then. It is his choice. DS has also passed advanced on every SOL he has taken and enjoys math competitions, performing well in competitions for kids older then him. He loves math.

If OP was asking about a kid who loved math and was looking for a summer program that matched that love, people would respond differently. If OP was asking about a program to help shore up skills, people would probably suggest one of the summer classes offered through RSM or AoPS or Mathnasium or working with a tutor one day a week.

OP is suggesting tutoring 5 days a week with an eye towards acceleration when they have a kid who is not succeeding in their classwork as a 6th grader. Word of difference.

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Similarly, our DD attends Curie because her friends do, and she loves it. We've always believed that enrichment should be optional for the child, provided only if they're interested. However, the Curie environment has significantly boosted her interest in math through engaging, application-based problems and enjoyable contests—not the rote math that people often mistakenly assume. Parents should not be forcing kids to get legup so to speak, but gently presenting ways to improving their math abilities.  But start the math enrichment journey as early as they can.  
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My child also goes to Curie. We have a carpool from our neighborhood. When they do it with friends, they enjoy it more. [/quote]

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