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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Enrichment = tutoring[/quote]

Nope.[/quote]

I thought enrichment included activities such as sports, cooking, STEM activities, drama, dance, etc.... does tutoring fall into that category?[/quote]

Anyone who says their child is doing Mathnasium, RSM, etc for "enrichment" is full of shit. [/quote]

Math is my kid's favorite extracurricular. She likes math so we signed her up for math class. I find it no different than signing a kid who likes basketball up for basketball. [/quote]

Yup, and AoPS isn’t the only one with advanced classes. RSM puts together teams to compete, look at the list from the Johns Hopkins competition or Purple Comet or Berkeley, RSM puts together MS and HS teams to compete. [/quote]

I know SOL scores are not the end all be all, but if kids are taking RSM or AoPS for math enrichment, are they likely to score higher becuase of the math "enrichment"? [/quote]

Scoring well on the SOLs means little to nothing so that is not a measure I would care about. I doubt that anyone has looked at this. The schools don't ask what kids are attending what programs and run those numbers against individual scores. We were never asked for my kids SOL scores at AoPS or RSM.

I would imagine that the AoPS and Honors RSM/math competition kids score well on the SOLs. They are working on different application of math concepts being taught at the grade level and more advanced material.

The first two levels of RSM tend to be focusedon teaching the course material and maybe some expansions. I would hope that the additional time spent learning the material and the homework helps kids better understand the material so that they do well on the SOL.

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SOL scores may not mean much during elementary school years, but once students are in middle and high school it will be a part of your final grade. 
https://www.fcps.edu/changes-standards-learning-assessments-virginia

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