My son just started his Freshmen year there as a math major. It seems like a really special school. The campus is drop dead gorgeous with 70 degree temperatures year round. The students get priority registration, no credit cap, can drop any class until the last minute etc. The professors email you back within minutes. Everyone there is happy and friendly. The dorm is steps from the bluffs of the pacific ocean. He starts his first actual class tomorrow.

Hi Quark, I haven't posted in a million years because of juggling full time work and all this stress, but your post really resonated with me and I just wanted to chime in and offer hugs and support. This year was nuts. I am so worn out. Am I remembering right that your child is the mathy one? My son's ECs were fairly minimal but the UCs apparently know about things like Mathcamp and he did really well with UC acceptances (he got in to every one that he applied to). I think they are looking at quality over quantity. I was actually shocked he did so much better with UCs than private schools as my son is the most out of the box kid I have ever met and I really thought that this would be a barrier to the state schools. Nevertheless it has been a super stressful year with a ton of rejection and general stress. All you really need is one good school to go to. I reminded my son of this before he applied, and while he was applying and again when the decisions were coming out. Just one. The others really don't matter. (I think I was reminding myself of this simultaneously). Hang in there.

I actually worked for CAVA teaching math. You are absolutely correct. The problem here is not the curriculum (which is horrible for sure) but that over half of the students do not do work every day. They let kids stay in the program who do the bare minimum... 1 minute of school a day! This is a way that the school can collect ADA money for attendance. I had a student put in my Homeroom one year who had not passed any classes for two years (including homeroom). Then the teachers spend 75 percent of their time chasing down kids who are not doing any work whatsoever. It was very frustrating not having time to spend with families who were there to learn. I am with a different online charter and it's a world of difference. I feel like a real teacher again. k12 is not very good at running charter schools but the people in charge of CAVA are the worst managers in any school I have ever worked at. This past year over 200 teachers quit mid year (the number is probably more like 250 now). Teachers are leaving in droves and the school is in chaos. The big problem with CAVA is that the strings are pulled by k12. I am not a huge fan of k12 curriculum but I see how some people like it for elementary. It's not terrible. However that corporation has no idea how to run a school or how to manage teachers. The amount of nepotism involved in the leadership is beyond the pale. It's so corrupt. I had some really nice families too. I hated leaving them but the management of CAVA is so bad. It needs to be replaced. Online schools have so much potential. Any class with a teacher has a certain amount of structure, but I know that with my own homeschooled kids an occasional teacher can be wonderful. I do get why people don't want rigidity. I steered clear of EPGY for just that reason. While the curriculum seemed way cool and demanding it seemed like it was just too "inside the box" for my fiercely independent learners. Still, there are many kids who don't mind a little bit of structure and there is no reason why we can't have excellent public online schools to meet the needs of these kids. Problem is that the people behind "school choice" are exactly the same people who have a monopoly on online schools. It's not really a choice when the same corporation owns 80% of the online schools in the US (I totally made that number up by the way...so don't quote me).

Interestingly enough 2e child # 1 had all sorts of visual problems but 2e child # 2 seems to be a completely (well not exactly completely) different animal. She seems to be more of a typical visual spacial child with auditory processing problems that make her seem like she has attention issues (I don't believe she does). Anyone know what you can do to help a dyslexic child with auditory processing issues. I am totally having to switch gears here since my #1 had almost a perfect auditory memory so I could just throw a ton of teaching company lectures at him and he was good to go. I'd like two things #1 to figure out some really awesome thing that plays to her strengths. And some sneaky little thing that I can slip in there to help her get better at listening. Any ideas?

Turns out you were absolutely right. It was an aural reading test. Still waiting to see the report in writing. Sounds like its going to be interesting. She is very much like her brother but tends towards auditory processing problems where his were more visual processing. Love those creative 2e dyslexics they keep you on the ball.

I'll have to get the specifics. I haven't had the official meeting She is 10. That could be it. She reads ok loud but here's the weird thing when she reads silently to herself and we talk about books she really seems to know what she is doing. I am wondering if she was overthinking the questions. I'll have to get all the specifics and come back when i know more.

I just had my daughter evaluated and I am a little stumped with the results. Can anyone here help me figure out what is going on? In short she has been through 10 levels of Barton and has a VIQ of 140. She reads well and from what I can tell understands what she is reading even with fairly complicated texts (high school level). Her reading comprehension tested at the 2nd grade level. So I am a little perplexed at what is going on. Is this maybe an attention issue? Should I request any more tests? The ed psych confirms that this is dyslexia like my oldest, but I am having trouble seeing how she can have such low reading comprehension scores when she seemingly reads so well. Also one more follow up...what do I do to help her at this point? Thanks so much for your help!

My son is going to his third summer at Math Camp. He is totally phobic of competitions (in general). Like Kathy says all the competitions are optional and if you do elect to participate they have different designations (can't remember the exact names...hard core and mellow....something like that). I believe last year my son actually participated in one of the competitive games, very unlike him but indicative of how easy going and flexible the camp is. The emphasis is on real math and lots of awesome math geek fun. Math Camp Rules! I cannot sing it's praises enough.

Thanks so much Kathy. You are the best. I do not know what I would do without you. :001_smile:

Are there any options this late in the game? What would be my best bet?

https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/takingtheexam/registering-for-exams You email them in January and they put you in touch with a local AP coordinator. They you contact them to see if they offer the test you need. I would ask even if they don't offer it. Why not? Worse case they can't do it and you have to find another location. They school my son tested at was very friendly and accommmodating.

She is absolutely amazing!

Me too! :D

With thousands of little stay at home mommy school girl crushes. We could make trading cards or something. Or maybe dolls. Like the Charlies angles dolls. Instead of the hideaway house we could have maybe a math competition. Maybe I need to get out more....

I am not online much (summer) but I just had a chance to watch lesson 5. Glad to see this course is getting better.