Extra math after school

We are looking for an extra math after school. to build confidence and strengthen the knowledge.
initially we were considering the Russian math school, but there are fixed reviews in Yelp.

Are there any other recommended programs in Irvine?

thanks
 
Hi curious george,

We usually spend the summers having our kids study math for the upcoming school year.  Thiss way it is less stressful for the kids since they are seeing it for the 2nd time when school starts.  Irvine has some reasonably priced programs for the summer.  You can check them out at the link below.  Thanks.
https://www.ipsfacademy.org/index.php?pro=5
 
I signed my son up for the IPSF math class for 3 weeks this summer. It's to get him ready for advanced math 7th grade. Very reasonably priced, $175 for 1hr 40 min monday thru friday. We'll see how much he learns. I never pay for this kind of stuff, since I work with them at home, but my son is at that age where if I suggest extra math during the summer break, he rolls his eyes and leaves the room, and then war breaks out! Also, I'm kind of curious what "advanced math" means in 7th grade here, 6th grade math was pretty weak.
And speaking of math, from experience with only 4th and 6th grade (and we've been here in Irvine only since January): I believe there is a conspiracy between Irvine schools and the local math tutoring businesses! Keep the math level in school low, bring everyone to the same common denominator, so that parents freak out and run across the street to the nearest "Russian School of Math" for math enrichment!!
All this enrichment and extra work for the kids who can handle it should be done at school. For free. For goodness' sake, what do they do with the kids there for 6-7 hours?
 
we are both extremely good in Math , but didn't manage to get the kids to sit with us. long story short our 6th grader did zero extra work with us and no after school program as well. the problem is when the district tries to asses everyone but seems like quite a lot (just guessing based on what I heard), do the extra work and of course it kind of masks the real teaching and output they are getting from the school. they are not really comparing all students based on what has been taught in school only and so you end up joining the game.
 
RandomG,

We signed up one of our kids for the same  3 week 7th grade math at Sierra Vista middle school.  Will see how it goes.  Sometimes its easier when they are in a structured environment vs. at home with mom/dad trying to teach them. 
 
Logic, we'll see you at Sierra Vista then!

Yeah, to get my 6th grader to do extra math at home, I have to threaten to unplug video game consoles, no dessert for a month, no cell phone, and then I get: "It's so unfair! None of my friends do extra math!" Little liars!
 
If you want your kid to be an engineer... do the extra math.

If you want your kid to be a kid... let them have a fun summer.

I'm actually all for keeping the kids brains active during the break... I just think it can be done with fun stuff rather than... uh... math. :)
 
curious george said:
we are both extremely good in Math , but didn't manage to get the kids to sit with us. long story short our 6th grader did zero extra work with us and no after school program as well. the problem is when the district tries to asses everyone but seems like quite a lot (just guessing based on what I heard), do the extra work and of course it kind of masks the real teaching and output they are getting from the school. they are not really comparing all students based on what has been taught in school only and so you end up joining the game.

don't hate the playa...hate the game!
 
We actually cover subjects like math and some extra reading/writing during the summer so that our kids have more time for their afterschool activities during the school year.  If they have already been exposed during the summer, it will be more review during the school year and less stress.  All of our kids are in Jiu Jitsu so this allows them to train regularly. 
 
And who says math can't be...FUN?!!
My kids got tired of the same old way of doing math, paper worksheets, or working out of a book. So I bought one of those magnetic whiteboards (about 3ft by 4 ft), super cheap, at Walmart, a couple of dry erase markers, different colors,  put it on the wall, they love it. I write the problem on the board, the kids take turns in solving it, it gets more competitive that way, and it's kind of like playing school. It's also a good thing that my kids are at the same level (my younger one being super-advanced, and my older one, just a regular kid!)

Or I could just fork over $210/month/child at the Russian School of Math, and have someone else do the same thing.
 
we find khan academy to be a great online tool to learn and practice. anyone else is using it?
or are there any other recommended online websites?
For math, I really like Beast Academy for the younger kids and their Art of Problem Solving (AoPS) for Pre-Algebra and beyond.

We subscribe to the online Beast Academy where you can go through exercises at your own pace. We go through them together with our child. I think they also have a class that goes through the material if you want that route. I do not recommend purchasing the books for Beast Academy - we did not use them at all.

We bought a couple books from AoPS and they are great although they are definitely geared for kids who love math. They also offer courses online and in-person (in Irvine too) though we haven’t tried that.
 
For math, I really like Beast Academy for the younger kids and their Art of Problem Solving (AoPS) for Pre-Algebra and beyond.

We subscribe to the online Beast Academy where you can go through exercises at your own pace. We go through them together with our child. I think they also have a class that goes through the material if you want that route. I do not recommend purchasing the books for Beast Academy - we did not use them at all.

We bought a couple books from AoPS and they are great although they are definitely geared for kids who love math. They also offer courses online and in-person (in Irvine too) though we haven’t tried that.
AOPS is pretty much the gold standard for enrichment math. Their preA text is one of the most rigorous options out there. Beast Academy is also a great supplement for elementary math. If you like AOPS/BA, you can also check out Parallel Maths - it’s free and also online. Their weekly parallelograms are engaging and good “math in the world” topics that you can do with your kid. They offer different levels with level 1 being suitable for age 9/10 or even younger depending on how much math they know.
 
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