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Self-Paced online. Is there a difference in completeness or quality between the self-paced and classes? I have never heard of Alcumus.
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My 6th grader has been doing MIF since first grade and we have considered Beast Academy a supplement. He’s been doing VP Self-Paced for a few years now and he really likes it and wants more independent work like that. He just started AOPS Pre-Algebra online and really likes it so far. We had tried starting the book ourselves at the beginning of the school year but never had time to keep up with it along with MIF and ended up dropping it. I’m nervous about the idea of dropping our official math program and also with handing off this important subject but at the same time math is not my subject and my son often gets frustrated with math which causes huge problems teaching him so we both really like the idea of doing it this way. So is AOPS online enough?
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My DS is 11 and finishing up 5th grade with MIF 5 and BA Online. I’m confused about what to do for math next year. A lot of posts talk about jumping from Singapore to something else. My DS is smart but easily frustrated and will always prefer to do the least amount of work possible. Is there any reason not to just continue on with MIF for 6th or maybe even all of middle school? Are most posts about doing something else for serious mathy kids? I am not at all mathy so I’m very confused about what to do next. I wrote a separate post asking about AOPS but then I started second guessing that and wondering if we should just keep going with MIF. I could really use advice. Thank you!
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My DS is 11 and finishing up 5th grade with MIF 5 and BA online. He is very smart but easily frustrated. Unfortunately I’m not mathy and at times have struggled with his questions. He’s really enjoyed doing VP self-paced the last two years which had me thinking about adding in AOPS Pre-Algebra self-paced but I’m having sticker shock at the price. Plus I’m confused that it seems about the same cost as the live classes. He’s not happy about doing anything new for math and is strongly objecting to live and would rather do self-paced but he tends to feel that way about trying anything new. I’m also not sure if we did live if we should do it through AOPS or WTM Academy. I would love to ensure a full understanding of math for him that I believe something like this could help with. He’s definitely not the kind of kid whose excited about math which I’ve seen posts saying is good for AOPS. Is there an age where AOPS Pre-Algebra is recommended? I’m not sure if he should start now or maybe I should wait and do it after another year of 6th grade math. I would appreciate any advice and if you have experience with it through AOPS or WTM. Thank you!
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I’m thinking about what to do for my DS who will be in 6th grade in the fall. We’ve been doing MIF since he was in 1st. It’s mostly going well but occasionally we encounter problems that seem much harder than the lesson we are in. I am not at all mathy so these problems where they seem to skip steps in explaining are really frustrating for us. He’s also doing Beast Academy Online which has been really helpful with geometry stuff that MIF does not seem to spend much time on. Any recommendations for math for 6th grade? I’m not sure if I should stick to MIF and go with Course 1 or switch or supplement. Any thoughts are greatly appreciated!
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I bought during the sale around this time last year and DS is really loving it. Remind me, do they have another sale in the fall too? Or do I need to buy now? Thanks!
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Where can I find my VP Self Paced Course expiration?
ExcitedMama replied to ExcitedMama's topic in K-8 Curriculum Board
Yep he started it. I emailed about it and apparently we started earlier than I’d planned to last year. Thanks for your help though! -
Where can I find my VP Self Paced Course expiration?
ExcitedMama replied to ExcitedMama's topic in K-8 Curriculum Board
Thank you! Unfortunately I can’t find any date on the website. I bought last spring during their sale after they told me I could buy but delay the start date. Unfortunately I only have the email receipt but nothing about the delayed start date I chose at registration. Has anyone else had this problem? When I called they cannot see anything but my purchase date even though I know I chose a later start date as I bought the program to start in the fall with the new school year. -
Does it move more quickly than previous years? I just noticed that 4 has about 5 less chapters than 3 and a lot less pages in all of the books. Obviously it’s a harder book than 3 so does it move faster or does it take longer with harder material? Trying to figure out how to plan out the year and wondering what to expect. Thanks!
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My son is having a lot of trouble understanding geometry basics like angles, line segments and larger shapes. He can’t keep track of a hexagon vs. pentagon and so on. Same issue with understanding polygons and quadrilaterals. I’ve tried going slow and going over the material again and showing him videos but it is not sticking. We do MiF and he’s ahead in all areas of math on his testing with the state and our charter but Geometry is the only one that shows him as a rising 4th grader so it’s definitely a problem area for him. Any books that might help me explain it to him so it clicks?