Anonymous
07/24/2023 21:54
Subject: Math league competition for 2nd grade
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:As a parent of kids who are heavily into math competitions in middle and high schools, I would not recommend competitions so early.
At this age, they should be more focused on learning concepts deeply. Not competing which would turn them off at some point. Not focusing on speed which would be detrimental to understanding. Speed would come naturally with practice.
Nearly all the kids who are heavily into math competitions at such an early age burn out/lose interest come high school. Sad, because many of them have so much potential.
The contests tend to be 30 minutes for 5 questions. They burn out because the tests get harder.
I know several kids who started in elementary and are still going strong in high school. I also know several kids who burned out. The main difference is that the kids who burned out are the ones who did math contests to please their parents, but weren't that passionate about math. Or, they're the ones who peaked very early, and then quit when they stopped winning everything. Parents should be careful not to push too much or make too big of a deal about winning awards at this age.
Anonymous
07/24/2023 16:17
Subject: Math league competition for 2nd grade
Anonymous wrote:As a parent of kids who are heavily into math competitions in middle and high schools, I would not recommend competitions so early.
At this age, they should be more focused on learning concepts deeply. Not competing which would turn them off at some point. Not focusing on speed which would be detrimental to understanding. Speed would come naturally with practice.
Nearly all the kids who are heavily into math competitions at such an early age burn out/lose interest come high school. Sad, because many of them have so much potential.
The contests tend to be 30 minutes for 5 questions. They burn out because the tests get harder.
Anonymous
07/24/2023 11:41
Subject: Math league competition for 2nd grade
Anonymous wrote:As a parent of kids who are heavily into math competitions in middle and high schools, I would not recommend competitions so early.
At this age, they should be more focused on learning concepts deeply. Not competing which would turn them off at some point. Not focusing on speed which would be detrimental to understanding. Speed would come naturally with practice.
Nearly all the kids who are heavily into math competitions at such an early age burn out/lose interest come high school. Sad, because many of them have so much potential.
Nobody is heavily into competitions like CML or MOEMS. Both are pretty laid back contests that encourage kids to think a bit more deeply about the problems or to play around with the math a bit more than they would otherwise. Both are a good introduction to problem solving without much real intensity.
Anonymous
07/24/2023 08:53
Subject: Math league competition for 2nd grade
As a parent of kids who are heavily into math competitions in middle and high schools, I would not recommend competitions so early.
At this age, they should be more focused on learning concepts deeply. Not competing which would turn them off at some point. Not focusing on speed which would be detrimental to understanding. Speed would come naturally with practice.
Nearly all the kids who are heavily into math competitions at such an early age burn out/lose interest come high school. Sad, because many of them have so much potential.
At this age, they should be more focused on learning concepts deeply. Not competing which would turn them off at some point. Not focusing on speed which would be detrimental to understanding. Speed would come naturally with practice.
Nearly all the kids who are heavily into math competitions at such an early age burn out/lose interest come high school. Sad, because many of them have so much potential.
Anonymous
07/24/2023 01:20
Subject: Math league competition for 2nd grade
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Are there other FCPS elementary schools participating in the Continental Math League competition? All of a sudden, our school is participating for 2nd grade. I’m wondering why. My older kids didn’t have this.
My kid is grade 4 and he participated in Beestar Online Math Competition in last October and he did well because that competition is goes by grade level so it is suitable for the kids in Elementary to participate in that competition. My son willing to join that competition in coming March.
Math Kangaroo and Beestar which one is the better one for the elementary kids to participate. Your honest answer would be highly appreciated. Thank you.
My son is doing so well with the Beestar, it only takes 20 mins a week and I could see that there is an improvement in his calculation skills and speed. It is completely free so it is worth to give a try. The teaching techniques are pretty familiar to the kids so not even worry about kids might get bored of it. Parents can also monitor on kids' progress. Anyway good luck and hope it helps u.
We've really enjoyed the Beestar online math competition! It has given our kids an amazing boost in their confidence and I think it is really helpful for the kids!
I would say Math Olympiad is better, as well as CML.
Anonymous
04/01/2023 14:09
Subject: Math league competition for 2nd grade
Anonymous wrote:This is things get started at our school. It takes dedicated adult volunteers.Anonymous wrote:If you want your kid doing it in school, you could offer to sponsor it for the whole grade. It is a little under $100 per grade, for 2-6.
You can get the PTA on board as it can be a good fundraiser. Thousands of dollars at our school.