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I don't believe it's entirely about practice. A kid good at math will be able to do well without practice. My 6th grader took an AMC 8 without any practice and scored around 20. He also scored in the top 10% of the AMC 10 test. Of course, there is no doubt that practice helps, especially with respect to speed (and probably type of problem). [/quote]

People hate when parents come on here to brag.  There were only three 6th graders in all of VA that scored a 20 last year and then only another 4 or 5 that scored 21 or better (a 5th grader at BASIS in McLean got a perfect 25).  Practice makes a big difference.  That's why math teams have a coach and practice.  [b]What also makes a difference is what level of math your child is in at the time.[/b]  [/quote]

+1 And I bet that smart kid has already taken Algebra already.[/quote]

I am the "it's not all about practice" poster. Yes, my 6th grade kid finished the AoPS Intro to Algebra and Counting and Prob books on his own last year, and is doing their Geometry book (also on his own)  now. [/quote]

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