Wildiris Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Anyone have experience with this. I thought to use Alcumus over the summer to keep math skills sharp. Good idea? Math Jams? Do "regular" student (non-homeschool) users of AoPS use AoPS in addition to their regular school math course? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysalis Academy Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Yes! It's awesome. I think it's a great idea to use it over the summer to keep up with skills, and any time for added challenge. My dd is using it, a little "behind" where she is in textbook math. But once she turns the bars blue, I feel pretty confident that she has actually mastered the topic. I don't have that same confidence with passing a topic in Khan or other online programs I've seen. I also like that the videos are right there for her to review if she needs to, also. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyforlatin Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 From our one class with AOPS Pre-A, we noticed that the majority of kids are regular students, not homeschooled. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madteaparty Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Yes! It's awesome. I think it's a great idea to use it over the summer to keep up with skills, and any time for added challenge. My dd is using it, a little "behind" where she is in textbook math. But once she turns the bars blue, I feel pretty confident that she has actually mastered the topic. I don't have that same confidence with passing a topic in Khan or other online programs I've seen. I also like that the videos are right there for her to review if she needs to, also.Agree with everything except that here, for my sample of 1, turning something blue is not really an indication of anything :( we master (turning blue) and unmaster and master again early and often. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Agree with everything except that here, for my sample of 1, turning something blue is not really an indication of anything :( we master (turning blue) and unmaster and master again early and often.:grouphug:My boys have pre-teen brain fog sometimes which resembles my caffeine deficit fog. My silly boys finally have their accounts today instead of using mine and they have been spending the last hour playing For the Win :P. They friend each other on Alcumus though :lol: ETA: They add me as a friend too :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 :grouphug: My boys have pre-teen brain fog sometimes which resembles my caffeine deficit fog. My silly boys finally have their accounts today instead of using mine and they have been spending the last hour playing For the Win :P. They friend each other on Alcumus though :lol: How did you overcome the email situation? They want unique emails for each account, but kids under 12 or 13 aren't allowed to have private emails. Drives me nuts that we can't all use the same. I admire anybody who can do Alcumus without a full program. DS has no trouble with it now, but when we attempted it prior to using the textbook, it was tough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 How did you overcome the email situation? They want unique emails for each account, but kids under 12 or 13 aren't allowed to have private emails. Drives me nuts that we can't all use the same. I have an email account in yahoo, hotmail and gmail. So I put my hotmail address for one child and my gmail address for another child. I had been using my yahoo address for my own Alcumus account. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 I have an email account in yahoo, hotmail and gmail. So I put my hotmail address for one child and my gmail address for another child. I had been using my yahoo address for my own Alcumus account.Ga! And I recently downsized my electronic presence. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDoe Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 ... but kids under 12 or 13 aren't allowed to have private emails. Aren't allowed by whom? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa B Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 How long did it take them to approve your consent letters? I emailed mine back right away, we are still waiting for dd's account to be approved and unlocked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 How long did it take them to approve your consent letters? I emailed mine back right away, we are still waiting for dd's account to be approved and unlocked. I emailed at 8:25pm PST and it was unlocked the next day by 9:55am PST which was pretty fast. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 My teens and I have been sucked into it for too long today. :P I applied for a teacher account, which sounds like it will let me set up student accounts without separate emails for each of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
go_go_gadget Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 How did you overcome the email situation? They want unique emails for each account, but kids under 12 or 13 aren't allowed to have private emails. Not that I'm advocating this, naturally, but most people just fudge their child's birth year when signing them up for an email account. We use Alcumus alongside AoPS, so I can't speak to the OP. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa B Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 I emailed at 8:25pm PST and it was unlocked the next day by 9:55am PST which was pretty fast. I don't know if it was a coincidence, but my dd was accepted shortly after I posted the question. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melmichigan Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 How did you overcome the email situation? They want unique emails for each account, but kids under 12 or 13 aren't allowed to have private emails. Drives me nuts that we can't all use the same. Allowed by whom? My kids each have an email under my account. I monitor their emails and can reset passwords, set up blocks, etc.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkyandtheBrains. Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Allowed by whom? My kids each have an email under my account. I monitor their emails and can reset passwords, set up blocks, etc.. This is what I did as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Allowed by whom? My kids each have an email under my account. I monitor their emails and can reset passwords, set up blocks, etc.. Do you mean "under your account?" extra account under your name? I should have done that. I tried opening a google account for DS and it would let me, citing his age and Federal law. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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