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Anonymous wrote:OP here: Truth- I exaggerated the score so that I would get a lot of responses.

I think we’re going to do geometry for the summer. He’s been doing basic geometry for a couple of years now and Aops seems like a good place for him to get some math enrichment.

Thanks! Also- it’s an anonymous forum.

I’m the one who inisited you were lying about the 100% and everyone jumped on me that you definitely could know. Thanks for fessing up.

OP here. You’re welcome?

I really also don’t like posting my kids exact scores ever- because I do think teachers and admin read this site and can figure out which parents are posting here. I am sorry if it really got you angry. It was not my intent. But I wanted to keep the - oh your kid isn’t really thaaaaaat smart- people from posting as much as possible. Which…. Didn’t work out as much as I hoped.

This being said- I am truthfully not trying to get my kid into TJ. But because s/he is learning geometry now, in sixth grade, and enjoying it, I think s/he has a chance at taking math classes beyond calculus senior year and that should help them more. I checked out AOPS- its not what I’m looking for. I was also really smart at math as a child, but always felt that the beauty of math wasn’t really taught well at school. AOPS feels rigorous without being inspiring.

Thanks for everyone posting. I know I should have replied earlier but I’m currently obsessing over real estate soooo…. Yep.

Have a beautiful weekend!

DP. I feel the same way. I loved my calculus classes in high school and in college, I was fortunate to have excellent teachers who taught well and loved the subject. There are lots of posters who love AOPS on this board and it doesn't look inspiring to me. So my kid gets to read books on his own and find inspiration that way. (He's really into chemistry right now. I need to find some good physics books for him, it's much more interesting lol)

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Anonymous wrote:OP here: Truth- I exaggerated the score so that I would get a lot of responses.

I think we’re going to do geometry for the summer. He’s been doing basic geometry for a couple of years now and Aops seems like a good place for him to get some math enrichment.

Thanks! Also- it’s an anonymous forum.

I’m the one who inisited you were lying about the 100% and everyone jumped on me that you definitely could know. Thanks for fessing up.

OP here. You’re welcome?

I really also don’t like posting my kids exact scores ever- because I do think teachers and admin read this site and can figure out which parents are posting here. I am sorry if it really got you angry. It was not my intent. But I wanted to keep the - oh your kid isn’t really thaaaaaat smart- people from posting as much as possible. Which…. Didn’t work out as much as I hoped.

This being said- I am truthfully not trying to get my kid into TJ. But because s/he is learning geometry now, in sixth grade, and enjoying it, I think s/he has a chance at taking math classes beyond calculus senior year and that should help them more. I checked out AOPS- its not what I’m looking for. I was also really smart at math as a child, but always felt that the beauty of math wasn’t really taught well at school. AOPS feels rigorous without being inspiring.

Thanks for everyone posting. I know I should have replied earlier but I’m currently obsessing over real estate soooo…. Yep.

Have a beautiful weekend!

Okaay then... thanks for thoughtfully wasting everyone's time.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here: Truth- I exaggerated the score so that I would get a lot of responses.

I think we’re going to do geometry for the summer. He’s been doing basic geometry for a couple of years now and Aops seems like a good place for him to get some math enrichment.

Thanks! Also- it’s an anonymous forum.

I’m the one who inisited you were lying about the 100% and everyone jumped on me that you definitely could know. Thanks for fessing up.

OP here. You’re welcome?

I really also don’t like posting my kids exact scores ever- because I do think teachers and admin read this site and can figure out which parents are posting here. I am sorry if it really got you angry. It was not my intent. But I wanted to keep the - oh your kid isn’t really thaaaaaat smart- people from posting as much as possible. Which…. Didn’t work out as much as I hoped.

This being said- I am truthfully not trying to get my kid into TJ. But because s/he is learning geometry now, in sixth grade, and enjoying it, I think s/he has a chance at taking math classes beyond calculus senior year and that should help them more. I checked out AOPS- its not what I’m looking for. I was also really smart at math as a child, but always felt that the beauty of math wasn’t really taught well at school. AOPS feels rigorous without being inspiring.

Thanks for everyone posting. I know I should have replied earlier but I’m currently obsessing over real estate soooo…. Yep.

Have a beautiful weekend!

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Anonymous wrote:OP here: Truth- I exaggerated the score so that I would get a lot of responses.

I think we’re going to do geometry for the summer. He’s been doing basic geometry for a couple of years now and Aops seems like a good place for him to get some math enrichment.

Thanks! Also- it’s an anonymous forum.

New poster. This confirms it, from the horse’s mouth that 100% on IAAT was an exaggeration. My child took IAAT few years ago and I recall that the highest score was 99 percentile. Also I find it interesting that there’s so many AOPS boosters on this thread.

It is possible to get 100% on the test, and to get confirmation of it, from the school. So the people saying it's possible is correct (although they weren't in this particular instance). As for AoPS, it's a good program. We have done Beast Academy sort of loosely at home. The type of thinking involved, is orders of magnitude beyond what would be required in school, and a good fit for kids that are already good at math and want to be challenged.

It’s only possible if you actually request the full score from the school. If your kids has a high percentile score, you’re an idiot if you ask to see this.

I don't disagree, but have you seen how some of the DCUM parents act? Undoubtedly someone with high percentile scores will have parents requesting the details.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here: Truth- I exaggerated the score so that I would get a lot of responses.

I think we’re going to do geometry for the summer. He’s been doing basic geometry for a couple of years now and Aops seems like a good place for him to get some math enrichment.

Thanks! Also- it’s an anonymous forum.

New poster. This confirms it, from the horse’s mouth that 100% on IAAT was an exaggeration. My child took IAAT few years ago and I recall that the highest score was 99 percentile. Also I find it interesting that there’s so many AOPS boosters on this thread.

It is possible to get 100% on the test, and to get confirmation of it, from the school. So the people saying it's possible is correct (although they weren't in this particular instance). As for AoPS, it's a good program. We have done Beast Academy sort of loosely at home. The type of thinking involved, is orders of magnitude beyond what would be required in school, and a good fit for kids that are already good at math and want to be challenged.

It’s only possible if you actually request the full score from the school. If your kids has a high percentile score, you’re an idiot if you ask to see this.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here: Truth- I exaggerated the score so that I would get a lot of responses.

I think we’re going to do geometry for the summer. He’s been doing basic geometry for a couple of years now and Aops seems like a good place for him to get some math enrichment.

Thanks! Also- it’s an anonymous forum.

New poster. This confirms it, from the horse’s mouth that 100% on IAAT was an exaggeration. My child took IAAT few years ago and I recall that the highest score was 99 percentile. Also I find it interesting that there’s so many AOPS boosters on this thread.

It is possible to get 100% on the test, and to get confirmation of it, from the school. So the people saying it's possible is correct (although they weren't in this particular instance). As for AoPS, it's a good program. We have done Beast Academy sort of loosely at home. The type of thinking involved, is orders of magnitude beyond what would be required in school, and a good fit for kids that are already good at math and want to be challenged.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here: Truth- I exaggerated the score so that I would get a lot of responses.

I think we’re going to do geometry for the summer. He’s been doing basic geometry for a couple of years now and Aops seems like a good place for him to get some math enrichment.

Thanks! Also- it’s an anonymous forum.

New poster. This confirms it, from the horse’s mouth that 100% on IAAT was an exaggeration. My child took IAAT few years ago and I recall that the highest score was 99 percentile. Also I find it interesting that there’s so many AOPS boosters on this thread.

We are RSM, closer to home but the math competition class is greatly appreciated.

Have you tried math competitions with your child? My kid is in 4th and we just started them this year. He is having a lot of fun with the competitions and a competition class.

I swear, I never thought I would type the above sentence because math is not my jam but DS loves it. The competitions are more creative problem solving and require a good deal of different math skills. I am guessing most of the parents on this forum are already doing this but one never knows.

Anonymous wrote:OP here: Truth- I exaggerated the score so that I would get a lot of responses.

I think we’re going to do geometry for the summer. He’s been doing basic geometry for a couple of years now and Aops seems like a good place for him to get some math enrichment.

Thanks! Also- it’s an anonymous forum.

New poster. This confirms it, from the horse’s mouth that 100% on IAAT was an exaggeration. My child took IAAT few years ago and I recall that the highest score was 99 percentile. Also I find it interesting that there’s so many AOPS boosters on this thread.

My kid got a 99 percentile on Iowa and is doing fine / well in algebra 1 in 7th. I personally wouldn’t push it more especially on my accord and not the school on their own seeking me out to tell me the kid is the smartest kid they’ve ever seen and that they recommend even higher level math than algebra in 7th.

Anonymous wrote:OP here: Truth- I exaggerated the score so that I would get a lot of responses.

I think we’re going to do geometry for the summer. He’s been doing basic geometry for a couple of years now and Aops seems like a good place for him to get some math enrichment.

Thanks! Also- it’s an anonymous forum.

I’m the one who inisited you were lying about the 100% and everyone jumped on me that you definitely could know. Thanks for fessing up.

OP here: Truth- I exaggerated the score so that I would get a lot of responses.

I think we’re going to do geometry for the summer. He’s been doing basic geometry for a couple of years now and Aops seems like a good place for him to get some math enrichment.

Thanks! Also- it’s an anonymous forum.

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Anonymous wrote:OP didn't say 100% percentile. Maybe she meant her child answered every problem correct. I thought one can request to see the detailed score report from their school.

Yep, people are too quick to jump and correct a poster even when they don’t bother to read the post carefully.

The results give a percentile only. Not number correct or incorrect.

And I’ll add 99% includes kids who got none wrong and kids who got some wrong. There is no 100% on the report, even the report of a kid who missed none.

Did you personally see the op’s report? If not, give her the benefit of the doubt.

It may well be that OP asked for the detailed score report. I will just add my 2 cents that it is super lame to be requesting the full score report when your kid scored in the 99th percentile. Like, do you really need to know more than the fact that the kid scored in the 99th percentile? I can see if the score was close to the cut off ad you wanted to know where the weaknesses were or thought it may help to further the decisionmaking process on whether to do Algebra in 7th, but this seems silly.

Some arents want to know the full picture on how their child does in school. It’s simply between parent and teacher. Some might think it’s lame that you even care about another student’s score sheet and what format they want to receive.

How does knowing your child missed zero or three change or add to the full picture on how your child does in school? It has nothing to do with anything.

—new poster

They could tell you in what area your kid missed questions. That can help you figure out what area you might want to shore up over the summer so that your kid goes into the year with a more complete skill set. I have not seen the report but I know other test results break down specific sections of knowledge and what your kid got right and wrong. If it is one random wrong in 3 or 4 sections then it was made an error due to speed or a mistake. If it is 3-4 wrong in a specific sub section, then you are have an area you need to shore up.

A 91rst percentile means that the kid scored in the top 9% across the country but that could mean a good number of questions wrong.

I happen to be the parent who likes to see the raw data because it gives me a bit more information and I like to have a more complete picture.

NP. My kid got a 98th percentile. He missed some questions somewhere but I don't need to know exactly which questions. Neither does OP with her "100%".

A score at the border, or lower, may be worth looking at areas of missed questions. Although they'll learn whatever concepts they might have missed in school next year. So I'm not sure that the information is needed either.

I would definitely want to know if my kid scored borderline and chose to take Algebra 1, or lower. We always do math over the summer to make sure there is no learning loss (like 15-30 minutes a day), and this would be information needed to make sure that she did in fact learn stuff she was supposed to, and provide additional support if needed.

I’m the poster who said it was lame and I agree it might be helpful if the score was borderline. I still maintain it is lame of the kid scores in the 99th percentile, which OP’s kid obviously did.

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Anonymous wrote:OP didn't say 100% percentile. Maybe she meant her child answered every problem correct. I thought one can request to see the detailed score report from their school.

Yep, people are too quick to jump and correct a poster even when they don’t bother to read the post carefully.

The results give a percentile only. Not number correct or incorrect.

And I’ll add 99% includes kids who got none wrong and kids who got some wrong. There is no 100% on the report, even the report of a kid who missed none.

Did you personally see the op’s report? If not, give her the benefit of the doubt.

It may well be that OP asked for the detailed score report. I will just add my 2 cents that it is super lame to be requesting the full score report when your kid scored in the 99th percentile. Like, do you really need to know more than the fact that the kid scored in the 99th percentile? I can see if the score was close to the cut off ad you wanted to know where the weaknesses were or thought it may help to further the decisionmaking process on whether to do Algebra in 7th, but this seems silly.

Some arents want to know the full picture on how their child does in school. It’s simply between parent and teacher. Some might think it’s lame that you even care about another student’s score sheet and what format they want to receive.

How does knowing your child missed zero or three change or add to the full picture on how your child does in school? It has nothing to do with anything.

—new poster

They could tell you in what area your kid missed questions. That can help you figure out what area you might want to shore up over the summer so that your kid goes into the year with a more complete skill set. I have not seen the report but I know other test results break down specific sections of knowledge and what your kid got right and wrong. If it is one random wrong in 3 or 4 sections then it was made an error due to speed or a mistake. If it is 3-4 wrong in a specific sub section, then you are have an area you need to shore up.

A 91rst percentile means that the kid scored in the top 9% across the country but that could mean a good number of questions wrong.

I happen to be the parent who likes to see the raw data because it gives me a bit more information and I like to have a more complete picture.

NP. My kid got a 98th percentile. He missed some questions somewhere but I don't need to know exactly which questions. Neither does OP with her "100%".

A score at the border, or lower, may be worth looking at areas of missed questions. Although they'll learn whatever concepts they might have missed in school next year. So I'm not sure that the information is needed either.

I would definitely want to know if my kid scored borderline and chose to take Algebra 1, or lower. We always do math over the summer to make sure there is no learning loss (like 15-30 minutes a day), and this would be information needed to make sure that she did in fact learn stuff she was supposed to, and provide additional support if needed.

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Anonymous wrote:OP didn't say 100% percentile. Maybe she meant her child answered every problem correct. I thought one can request to see the detailed score report from their school.

Yep, people are too quick to jump and correct a poster even when they don’t bother to read the post carefully.

The results give a percentile only. Not number correct or incorrect.

And I’ll add 99% includes kids who got none wrong and kids who got some wrong. There is no 100% on the report, even the report of a kid who missed none.

Did you personally see the op’s report? If not, give her the benefit of the doubt.

It may well be that OP asked for the detailed score report. I will just add my 2 cents that it is super lame to be requesting the full score report when your kid scored in the 99th percentile. Like, do you really need to know more than the fact that the kid scored in the 99th percentile? I can see if the score was close to the cut off ad you wanted to know where the weaknesses were or thought it may help to further the decisionmaking process on whether to do Algebra in 7th, but this seems silly.

Some arents want to know the full picture on how their child does in school. It’s simply between parent and teacher. Some might think it’s lame that you even care about another student’s score sheet and what format they want to receive.

How does knowing your child missed zero or three change or add to the full picture on how your child does in school? It has nothing to do with anything.

—new poster

They could tell you in what area your kid missed questions. That can help you figure out what area you might want to shore up over the summer so that your kid goes into the year with a more complete skill set. I have not seen the report but I know other test results break down specific sections of knowledge and what your kid got right and wrong. If it is one random wrong in 3 or 4 sections then it was made an error due to speed or a mistake. If it is 3-4 wrong in a specific sub section, then you are have an area you need to shore up.

A 91rst percentile means that the kid scored in the top 9% across the country but that could mean a good number of questions wrong.

I happen to be the parent who likes to see the raw data because it gives me a bit more information and I like to have a more complete picture.

NP. My kid got a 98th percentile. He missed some questions somewhere but I don't need to know exactly which questions. Neither does OP with her "100%".

A score at the border, or lower, may be worth looking at areas of missed questions. Although they'll learn whatever concepts they might have missed in school next year. So I'm not sure that the information is needed either.