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[quote=Anonymous]What one person thinks is pushing another person sees as normal. DS started AoPS in third grade because the virtual learning was a joke and he was bored with math. He really liked AoPS and was interested in continuing in fourth. We moved to RSM because it was closer to home. He enjoys the class and asked to continue in fifth grade. I don't see that as pushing, I see it as supporting. I am sure our friends see us as pushing our kid because very few people in our circle enroll their kids in programs like AoPS or RSM. DS mentioned that he has a classmate who is in AoPS but that he doesn't know too many kids doing those programs. I know a few families who use mathnasium but they use it to stay on grade level and help their kids who are struggling.

We allow him to choose his extra curriculars with one rule, he has to choose a rec sport each season because we want him to be getting some more exercise. He enjoys the sports he chooses (baseball, soccer, basketball mainly) and asked to play in a summer basketball league. His teams are rarely great but they move a lot and he enjoys himself. We offered music lessons and DS said he wasn't interested. He has been enjoying strings at school.

Parents should know their kids well enough to know what kids can handle while remaining engaged and well balanced. I would guess that there are some kids who are doing more then the kid would like and I would guess that there are some kids who would be happy to do more. I have no clue what works for other families so I focus on my child.

He will probably do some type of SAT prep but that is about all I see in his future for prep classes for tests. His RSM class covers material in a more in depth manner and at a faster pace then his FCPS classes do, I believe that will help him on the IAAT next year because I think he will have been exposed to the concepts and will have spent more time working on understanding them. He enjoys math competitions and that will help him with completing the IAAT in time while not feeling rushed. It is not like there is no overlap and we would be lying to say that there is not a cross over effect.[/quote]

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