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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have never seen someone say that kids who take AoPS or RSM or similar programs should not take advanced math classes. I have seen people who are worried about the balance for kids who are taking AoPS plus other math classes plus other academic tutoring. I believe the main objection that I have seen is that parents whose kids are taking AoPS and RSM then complain that their kid is bored in math class, which shouldn't be surprising because parents are paying for their kids to be ahead of their class. I say this as a parent of a kid who is taking an AoPS class. We remind him that the work in school is a great refresher on concepts that he might already know and to take advantage of the practice.

Most posters appear to oppose to the idea of test specific prep classes for the NNAT, CoGAT, and the TJ test. The NNAT and CoGAT prep classes are normally opposed because we are talking about test classes for 5 and 6 year olds. The opposition to the TJ prep classes are that there many people are not able to afford them and the prep classes give a leg up to kids whose families are willing to pay thousands of dollars to prepare for that specific test.

I do find it interesting that many of the places offering TJ Prep also offer Algebra, Geometry and other classes and that people enroll their kids in those classes before their kids take those classes in school. It seems like parents want to ensure an A in the classes so their kids are taking them twice, once privately and then in public school. I imagine that people are opposed to that only because it does affect the rate that the class moves for kids who are taking the class for the first time. Again, our son has been taking AoPS but I doubt that we would enroll him in Algebra through AoPS or another program.

[b]I have seen Teachers say that many of the kids who are taking Algebra in 7th grade have not seemed to grasp the fundamentals properly and struggle in more advanced math classes. The Teachers seem to think that is because parents were so invested in their kid being in Algebra in 7th grade that they used math programs to provide their kids with enough knowledge that they could get to Algebra in 7th. The concern is that parents are moving their kids too quickly and that it hurts their ability to learn the material properly. [/b]

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TJ teachers say the same things, mostly about their students who are entering in Pre-Calc or above in the 9th grade. There are exceptions, of course, but it doesn't take them long to separate the "gifted" from the "advanced" - the latter of which is not really a compliment.[/quote]

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