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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For parents who have their children in either of the programs, what do you like about the program?  My DD is in RSM, but wondering if AoPS would be better.

Please refrain from turning this into a diatribe about how coaching and prepping is unnecessary--you know nothing about why we're doing it so don't bother with the negativity--and stick to the original question being asked, otherwise I will ask JSteele to remove your comment.  Thanks for playing by the forum rules!  [/quote]

We have done both for one child and only AoPS for our older DD.

1. RSM adv- it’s has 3 levels for each class so u can get tested and placed accordingly.

2. RSM disadvantage- very dependent on the center you attend. I feel like the parents speaking Russian were getting more out of the center than we did. There was poor communication from teacher or principal for the 1.5 years we attended. The teaching was decent but many times my child’s incorrect answers or questions were not necessarily answered ( due to time).

3. AoPS- we have only done the online version- because both our DC are very responsible and have good attention spans. The adv here is late evening classes- no driving them anywhere. Our class had no video - only chat classes- so kids can be in their PJs and have dinner right before class. All this helps when you have two kids with multiple activities and busy work schedules.

AoPS- is definitely challenging - and the weekly homework has detailed answers provided, if you get the question wrong. This is very helpful for the child- we did not get this at RSMa it falls on your child to raise his hand to ask teacher to explain something he got wrong.

In all, we are very happy with our online AoPS class and would recommend them.
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