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That being said, there are reasons why AoPS might not work even for kids who are very bright at math.[/quote]
Whoops.  Forgot one:
4. Kids really do need to put in the work to be successful.  Kids who only show up to class and do the minimal required homework problems are unlikely to reach the level of understanding that they need.  The kids are supposed to read the lessons in the textbook before each class, attend class, ask on the message board or ask the teacher if they don't understand something, do lots of alcumus problems in the lesson topic, and then spend sufficient time on the homework.  Many kids try to shortcut the process.  [/quote]

I think that it would be helpful to discuss the age for some of these issues. DS is 8 and did not need to do much more then attend the class and do the homework assigned. I don't think he did any advanced reading and we did not insist that he do he extra problems out of the workbook or anything like that. It sounds like you are talking about older kids in Algebra and the like. I would fully understand that those classes require more work then my third grader had to put into his class this past year.[/quote]

My 10-year-old is currently taking 7B Contest Algebra from AoPS. He really enjoys it. He almost never cracks the book and gets what he needs from the classes. He does do about half the homework each week. So yes they could do more but again they're just 10 so I don't really want to push it, and despite their lack of dedication they still managed to come in 1st on contest day so they must be doing something right.
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Did your 10 yo do Beast Academy before getting to 7B Contest Algebra? If so, did they do it alone with books, or online, or in classes? I'm imagining you'd have to start very young to get there at 10 if you do classes.[/quote]

They are young for their grade and started BA Online when it first came out. They had just turned 8. Over the next year they did only did 50% of the material through the end of grade 5. Then they signed up for 5A, 6A, and 6B in person over the next 1.5 years. Some of this was review but I think it helped reinforce the concepts. Again, I don't think this is for everyone but they seemed to enjoy it.[/quote]

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