Originally Posted by kombre
What I think is most harmful is that I already see signs of underachievement and my kids are not learning to work hard and struggle academically.

This is precisely the reason that I got my DD doing AoPS - some of their questions make you 'hit the Wall' on a regular basis so my DD has learned to persist beyond the first attempt as opposed to feeling stupid because the answer is not immediately obvious for the first time. Importantly, AoPS teach by discovery and stress the concepts over the methods which personally I feel is critical.

I don't want my DD to see school as the ONLY place where she will learn because the World is the place to learn in - 24x7xa long and healthy lifespan (God willing).

Become what you are