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[quote=Anonymous]We recently switched DD to AOPS after a year at RSM. RSM initially placed her in the 4th grade "Accelerated" class (lowest of three levels based on a <5 min zoom discussion/assessment which asked about just a single concept DD had not previously been exposed to). I spent six months telling them it was too basic and DD was getting bored. RSM's responses were limited/unhelpful and were obviously not individualized and just stock answers they provide to parents. Half way through the year we had her do AOPS' Beast Academy (level 4 and then 5) in parallel and she felt far more interested/challenged in the material. At the end of the year, RSM invited us to enroll DD in the NMCP competition program (and 5th grade honors) after she placed very high in the RSM's IMC competition, but by that point we decided to migrate fully to AOPS Online and enroll DD in Prealgebra instead.

Generally speaking, I would say AOPS has been more flexible with scheduling and responsive to my questions (this is all new to me, and I am trying to keep my children excited with a subject they clearly enjoy).  RSM was the opposite and often different individuals I spoke to were unaware (and unwilling) to help determine the appropriate classes (and interconnectivity between core and competition classes). [/quote]

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