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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]AoPs looks amazing. But how do you find time for so much outside enrichment?? On top of sports and other activities. This cannot be healthy for our kids[/quote]

Of course!  Something has to give.

We do one sport per season, one instrument and AoPS.  Works well for us, but I understand other families have other priorities.  I am flabbergasted that people have this kids wake up to get to swim practice at 6:00am!  That would never fly at our house.  Some people love Scouts.  Not my cup of tea, but I can see the appeal.  AoPS has worked well for us and it was worth the money/time required.  Plus, my kids was a willing participant, which also helps.  She enjoys Math and enjoys being good at it. [/quote]

We do it at home because we don't have time to go to a physical center with other activities.  We do about 30 minutes of AoPS a day, plus 30 minutes of reading.  We also wake up to get to sports practice at 6 in the morning. And yet my kid has time for about 30 minutes of gaming every day (though he wishes it was 4 hours) and sees friends socially on the weekend. It's really not that hard when kids are young.  I expect we'll drop math enrichment by high school, but we've had no problems through middle school. [/quote]

I’ll argue that AoPS is actually great for high school if you can keep it in your schedule.  My kid did it Freshman year and it was a lifesaver.  She commented that lots of other kids seemed super confused but AoPS helped her make sense of the material much better than what MCPS offered.  But I get it, it’s hard to fit everything in, for sure.  [/quote]

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