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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our son enjoys the math competition class he is in and participating in the competitions themselves. The problems they work on and the approaches they are taught require more creative thinking and are more engaging. He is in 6th grade and in Advanced Math with FCPS. He does RSM. He said that what his 6th grade RSM is teaching is harder then his school math but that it is all things he has seen through the competition program.

The competition math seems to require solid foundational skills as well as the ability to use multiple methods in one problem to solve the problem. DS enjoys that. He arrives at the answer one way while others get there a different way and they discuss their approaches.

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NP. My DC is not in FCPS yet and this math competition stuff is very foreign to me. When do kids usually start? And are there some who just don't like it but still manage to learn a lot of cool things outside of the regular curriculum? Do these competitions attract very competitive personalities or is there a broader range of individuals participating and enjoying?[/quote]

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