OneStepAtATime Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 I ran across this you tube video and maybe it has been mentioned before since it is a few years old, but I thought I would post... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 And now I want to know where to get the math games discussed! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneStepAtATime Posted February 26, 2015 Author Share Posted February 26, 2015 Me too...but I don't have time to research it right now....probably this evening, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauranc Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Here it is http://www.mindresearch.org/ I looked at this awhile back, but I don't think it's available to homeschoolers. I could be wrong, though! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneStepAtATime Posted February 26, 2015 Author Share Posted February 26, 2015 No doesn't look like it is for homeschoolers yet. I am sure they had to put tremendous financial resources into creating it so they want to recoup on the investment....public school funding is a lot more likely to do that then just a trickle of homeschoolers. I wonder, though, if HSBC might have the clout to get them to offer it? and thanks lauranc for the link... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jnma Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 ST Math is not widely available to homeschoolers yet. We are using it through a homeschool pilot program. HSBC offered the pilot program back in January. It runs through June. We are doing both ST Math and Saxon right now. I will be curious to see if they open it to homeschoolers after the pilot program is complete. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heathermomster Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 ST Math is not widely available to homeschoolers yet. We are using it through a homeschool pilot program. HSBC offered the pilot program back in January. It runs through June. We are doing both ST Math and Saxon right now. I will be curious to see if they open it to homeschoolers after the pilot program is complete. Would you please give us your early impressions? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 It's also not available internationally, which seems very limiting on a program developed to be language-independent. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jnma Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Sorry for the tease...trying to watch the stove, too. ST Math has been a positive experience, so far. We are one month in and 20% done with the 2nd grade syllabus (trying to take advantage of our six month trial). It is meant to be a supplemental program to classroom teaching. The company suggests 90 min per week. We are clocking in about 2+ hours. It is a mastery-based program and broken down into different objectives (modules). It is game-based and almost entirely visual, so there is no language barrier. The student uses the visual images to reason through the problems. Then symbols and language are added. When the problem is answered correctly, "Jiji", a penguin, is able to cross the screen. An incorrect answer blocks Jiji's path and shows the mistake visually. There is a pre-quiz before each new objective and a post-quiz, when all games are completed. They have a confidence level question with the quizzes. The student solves the math problem and enters their confidence level, as well. It is meant to provide some "meta-learning"- making the student understand what he/she knows or doesn't. What I like- -The motivation factor. The games are "fun". I never have an issue with whining, etc. -It tackles each objective from multiple angles. -The incorrect answer is shown visually. There have been a couple of games that I have no idea what to do. If you guess wrong, it shows you how to complete the puzzle. It does a good job in helping reason out the objective. -The login. Each student has their own 13 picture login. They train the student to remember the login, visually, in order. It's pretty cool. Maybe not necessary, but is supposedly based in neuroscience so it probably has some purpose. I guess they have applied for a patent for it. -Their training for the teacher/parent is helpful. It explains everything from how to get students set-up, how the program works, the best "teaching techniques", etc... Not crazy about- -We do better with a spiral approach. My son is working through the measurements objective right now and not getting it. Yeah- not pretty. Need to work through it. -We could do with more symbols and words. I like that it is highly visual, but I need it to bridge the gap to a "regular" math problem more. Not sure how else to say that... The modules feel like a computer game and the quizzes are all symbols. Need more overlap. Those are my impressions one month in. I would continue to use the program, as a supplement, depending on price point. Anything I missed? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneStepAtATime Posted February 27, 2015 Author Share Posted February 27, 2015 Wow, Jnma, thanks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 I'd totally forgotten about this until I saw the picture of the penguin, but my DS tried ST Math one time maybe 1-2 years ago. Perhaps at one of the science museums here in the Bay Area? He found it entertaining but I wouldn't say based on that brief usage that it replaces an actual math curriculum. It's more like iXL or one of the other supplemental programs IMHO. More engaging than what we've found iXL to be. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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