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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My function DS is spending less than 20 mins per night on his function homework. So far so good[/quote]

Haha. Nice try.[/quote]

How long does/did it take for your kid? My DS was state mathcounts top 10 and Jmo qualifier last year. Still said he can learn new things in function class, which is like the first-ever experience in math class since K. His friends and math teammates said about the same experience. They are enjoying it so far.[/quote]

You're exaggerating or your child is lying to you. The homework packets are anywhere from 15-20 multipart problems to around 40 shorter problems, and involve heavy computation. Even if your child was racing through it there's no way to do it in less than 20 minutes.
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For kids in the math team, they learnt to manage time and work efficiently and skillfully through numerous competitions, and one question in half minute is nothing for them. They also got used to the concept and strategy of proofing quite early because higher-level math competition (and rigorous college math) require this skill (e.g., ARML, JMO and above). Go watch some mathcounts national level competition on youtube. You'll see how good they can be. Happy living in your well Mr. Frog. [/quote]

The people you are lying to know what you are talking about.

Not one of the contests you mentioned has problems to solve at a rate of faster than 1minute/problem, except for Math counts countdown round which is specifically designed to be exciting to watch, where the winning students GUESS the one-word answers before thinking, by voice without writing, and get many incorrect.

So unless your student is guessing answers (not proofs!) on their homework, they aren't doing the problems in under a minute each.

If I'm wrong, your kid could make some pizza money with an entertaining niche streaming channel on Twitch.

Mathcounts regular rounds are 40 minutes for 30 problems and 6 minutes for 2 problems, and even the winners are not expected to  solve all of them correctly.

ARML Individual is 10 minutes per 2 questions.
(Relay round is 1-2 minutes per question, as a special speed round.)

AMC is 70 minutes for 25 questions.

AIME is 15 minutes per question.

None of the above require proofs or showing any work at all.

JMO is 90 minutes per question.

Please tell us what your 8th grader did that was "above JMO".

Furthermore, all on these are tests are material that students learned a year before and thoroughly studied and practiced, not the first day of seeing new material.
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