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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A bit of an offshoot, but my DD who is in FCPS AAP program but more for her verbal skills than math does just okay in school math in her AAP program  but really loved Beast Academy/AOPS.  So I don't know if it's just for "mathematical geniuses"  She does have strong spatial skills and I think the more spatial orientation of Beast Academy "worked" for her (but I could see that being the very reason why it doesn't work for someone else).  I think she loved too the idea that there were problems you were expected to try but not get rather than the idea that every problem you didn't get was "one off" the desired score like it is in school.[/quote]
I could have written this as well. I have two kids in FCPS AAP/advanced math who do well but are by no means math geniuses.  We switched them from Mathnasium to AoPS.  FYI-even with solid grades in advanced math, they tested a grade below in AoPS.  They actually enjoy class vs. Mathnasium.  The teacher goes over the material vs. just completing worksheets.  And they actually have to think/problem solve their way through homework.  I don't care if they end up in STEM (one probably def won't, that's not her thing), but I like that it teaches them to work things through.  Not sure if we will continue through MS/HS.  But for right now, I feel like they need more in depth math that AAP provides. I feel like AAP is about teaching a grade ahead but there is not much depth to it. 
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