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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just to get a leg-up without paying out of the wazoo, which one is better?[/quote]

None, you should do it because your child is interested and not to get a leg up in math.

If your child is interested, It depends on what type of program fits your child.[/quote]

Least helpful post evah.
Might as well say "you're not parenting correctly, but to answer your question... it depends"
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As many people have said in this thread and every RSM vs AoPS vs Kumon thread on the site, the programs are different and meet kids needs differently.

DS has done AoPS and RSM. He did well in both programs. He loves RSMs math competition class and is dropping RSMs grade level in person class. The last few years the RSM grade level classes have not been challenging, he is in the honors class, and this last year the school refused to move him up a level. There is no need to pay for him to be bored. The math competition class is challenging, he loves that class and he is continuing on with it.

AoPS is less about teaching foundational material, which RSM does i all of its levels, and more about working on creative solutions and playing with math. The class expects students to grasp content quickly and moves quickly. DS took the class in-person online during COVID. There were kids clearly struggling, the Teacher asked the same few kids to stay online after the class ended to review material. There were kids who needed the entire class period to grasp the material. And there were kids who were able to do all the work assigned and play with some of the harder problems that were offered when they completed work.  I would say half the kids in that class would have been better off at RSM because they needed someone to explain the concepts in more depth and review that material.

DS is doing the online, discussion board AoPS summer math competition class. He said that there have been some tricky problems and that the instructor has been good in providing written explinations of how to solve them and the logic behind the solutions. He has a ways to go to finish the class but the first few sessions went well. I would imagine that this class is only good for kids who have a pretty solid foundation and grasp material well independently. I cannot see someone who needs a  good amount of help doing well in a chat based class, but that is me.

And kids should be doing this because they are interested in math and not because their parents want them to get a leg up. AoPS or RSM must be miserable for a kid who is there because their parents make them go. The classes are long, 90-120 minutes and there is homework. The material is not easy and works best for a kid who is engaged and wants to participate.

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