Anonymous
02/05/2026 17:55
Subject: math supplement in private school
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It really depends on your school. My kid in private elementary school does math supplement during school hours every other day. There is a math specialist who works with the kids wired for advanced math.
If math is an interest of your kid, you should probably do it outside school as well.
Yes. Math and STEM need supplementation. Especially, if child interested in the sciences for college.
But why does it need a supplement even for a school that charges tuition of $55K? Can anybody provide non-emotional charge reasons (you know, not to yell at us to go back to public school)?
Unless you are talking about math and science focused privates, why would you expect private school to accelerate your child in math? I think of private school as providing a well rounded education with fewer classroom disruption and more time and energy for discussion and exploration especially in the middle to higher grades. If you just want math acceleration, stick with free public and stick your kid in an outside math class.
And you indeed tell us to stay in public. I don’t think everyone supplement for accelerating. They supplement so it is adequate.
Anonymous
02/05/2026 17:53
Subject: math supplement in private school
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It really depends on your school. My kid in private elementary school does math supplement during school hours every other day. There is a math specialist who works with the kids wired for advanced math.
If math is an interest of your kid, you should probably do it outside school as well.
Yes. Math and STEM need supplementation. Especially, if child interested in the sciences for college.
But why does it need a supplement even for a school that charges tuition of $55K? Can anybody provide non-emotional charge reasons (you know, not to yell at us to go back to public school)?
Unless you are talking about math and science focused privates, why would you expect private school to accelerate your child in math? I think of private school as providing a well rounded education with fewer classroom disruption and more time and energy for discussion and exploration especially in the middle to higher grades. If you just want math acceleration, stick with free public and stick your kid in an outside math class.
I do not expect private school
To accelerate the math, just hoping it teaches well and prepare well to the international standards. Is it too hard to ask?
Anonymous
02/05/2026 13:17
Subject: math supplement in private school
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It really depends on your school. My kid in private elementary school does math supplement during school hours every other day. There is a math specialist who works with the kids wired for advanced math.
If math is an interest of your kid, you should probably do it outside school as well.
Yes. Math and STEM need supplementation. Especially, if child interested in the sciences for college.
But why does it need a supplement even for a school that charges tuition of $55K? Can anybody provide non-emotional charge reasons (you know, not to yell at us to go back to public school)?
Unless you are talking about math and science focused privates, why would you expect private school to accelerate your child in math? I think of private school as providing a well rounded education with fewer classroom disruption and more time and energy for discussion and exploration especially in the middle to higher grades. If you just want math acceleration, stick with free public and stick your kid in an outside math class.
Anonymous
02/05/2026 13:15
Subject: math supplement in private school
Hard to argue against Beast Academy, then AoPS general, for anyone interested in math Olympiad or majoring in math. 100% of the USA International Math Olympiad team members from 2015–2024 are AoPS students - the results speak for themselves. If your kid loves math and is talented, you go to AoPS without exception.
Anonymous
02/05/2026 13:12
Subject: math supplement in private school
Anonymous wrote:Privates are at least a year behind publics in Maryland. Eureka is a year ahead of the Bridges and Saxon math curriculums for on level classes, 2 years ahead of kids in compacted math in MCPS
Can someone explain this in more detail?
Anonymous
02/05/2026 13:03
Subject: math supplement in private school
Anonymous wrote:DD did Math Olympiad, which is offered at our private school from 4th grade through 8th grade. Several friends did RSM but many of them stopped after 6th or so because of scheduling issues and conflicts.
which private school offers it for those grades?
Anonymous
02/04/2026 21:13
Subject: math supplement in private school
Anonymous wrote:DD did Math Olympiad, which is offered at our private school from 4th grade through 8th grade. Several friends did RSM but many of them stopped after 6th or so because of scheduling issues and conflicts.
What is math Olympiad? Is it a program or competition?
Anonymous
02/03/2026 21:42
Subject: math supplement in private school
DD did Math Olympiad, which is offered at our private school from 4th grade through 8th grade. Several friends did RSM but many of them stopped after 6th or so because of scheduling issues and conflicts.
Anonymous
01/15/2026 12:31
Subject: math supplement in private school
My DC is a stem kid, planning to major in physics or chemistry probably, and has not needed outside supplementing for math or science. DC has always been in the highest on-grade level of math and science offered, and I suppose if they had been interested in accelerating we could have done summer classes to move them ahead and hit AP Calc before senior year, but they didn’t want to do that in the summer and there was and is no need to.