Anonymous
06/09/2026 11:17
Subject: Deal summer math
Thanks so much, this is helpful. I think we'll just try it out and if it goes well, great and if not, we'll just have him go to 8th grade math next year as planned. Let's see, fingers crossed.
Appreciate the responses!
Appreciate the responses!
Anonymous
06/08/2026 12:51
Subject: Deal summer math
Our DS did in person SMAC and it was solid. I think in person is better than asynchronous.
And for next year, 26-27, they’re bringing back double math for qualified 8th graders. Those kids will go to school early for “period zero” and do both geometry and Algebra II.
And for next year, 26-27, they’re bringing back double math for qualified 8th graders. Those kids will go to school early for “period zero” and do both geometry and Algebra II.
Anonymous
06/08/2026 11:45
Subject: Deal summer math
Anonymous wrote:Is there any more recent posts on SMAC at Deal that someone can point me to?
My kid is a rising 7th grader that did 7th grade math in 6th grade. He's doing asynchronous SMAC this summer so that he can jump 8th grade math. He likes math, me/my husband like math, and so we're into him advancing.
My guess is the 3 hour/4 day a week schedule is a lot of breaks and goofing around, and that asynchronous will be way quicker and smoother.
I'd love to hear any families' experience with doing SMAC: (1) about how many hours to expect (2) if it was painful or reasonably straight forward (3) if you ended up helping your kiddo much (4) if the kid was in a good position going into fall math, jumping a level.
Thanks in advance for any insights...and I know each kid is different and still would love to hear how it went for other families.
My kid did synchronous online SMAC from my living room in the summer of 2020, and my recollection is that it was actually a pretty solid morning of work. Even in the breakout rooms, the kids were doing math.
Anonymous
06/07/2026 19:34
Subject: Deal summer math
Is there any more recent posts on SMAC at Deal that someone can point me to?
My kid is a rising 7th grader that did 7th grade math in 6th grade. He's doing asynchronous SMAC this summer so that he can jump 8th grade math. He likes math, me/my husband like math, and so we're into him advancing.
My guess is the 3 hour/4 day a week schedule is a lot of breaks and goofing around, and that asynchronous will be way quicker and smoother.
I'd love to hear any families' experience with doing SMAC: (1) about how many hours to expect (2) if it was painful or reasonably straight forward (3) if you ended up helping your kiddo much (4) if the kid was in a good position going into fall math, jumping a level.
Thanks in advance for any insights...and I know each kid is different and still would love to hear how it went for other families.
My kid is a rising 7th grader that did 7th grade math in 6th grade. He's doing asynchronous SMAC this summer so that he can jump 8th grade math. He likes math, me/my husband like math, and so we're into him advancing.
My guess is the 3 hour/4 day a week schedule is a lot of breaks and goofing around, and that asynchronous will be way quicker and smoother.
I'd love to hear any families' experience with doing SMAC: (1) about how many hours to expect (2) if it was painful or reasonably straight forward (3) if you ended up helping your kiddo much (4) if the kid was in a good position going into fall math, jumping a level.
Thanks in advance for any insights...and I know each kid is different and still would love to hear how it went for other families.