Hi. I'm fairly new to the boards. I posted once on the high school board a month ago. My questions is this: Is it ok to stop schooling a 7th grader for about three months to do therapy work? My son is 13 and has a slow processing time. He's bright but takes a long, long time to complete his work. I want to work on his processing time, as well as making writing and spelling easier, using Brain Builder and some of Diane Craft's techniques but don't know how to fit them in our day. We are already spending an average of 6 hours per day to do school work. Should we stop schooling for a few months and just work on the therapies? You need to know that we are already behind in writing and spelling. Due to his vision issues, we did no reading, writing or spelling until he was 10. Then, of course, we began slowly, with reading first. He's not where he should be with writing or spelling, though he's ok with reading (just not speedily!). I don't mean to sound dense. Your opinions are appreciated. Denise

Dee, That is too funny. I saw every one of those titles when I was searching for these math books. It was very confusing! Also, some of the teacher's editions are expensive. Several were about $100. I know that is not a bad price compared to the price of new high school text books, but it's a bit out of my price range right now. Thank you for listing all of your books. I feel more confident in what to look for now. Denise

Thank you Janice and Fractagal. Your info. really helps. Denise

Hi! I'm new to posting here. I've been reading for awhile and have learned so much from all of you. Thanks! Now I need help. My questions are: 1. What is the "Introduction to Inequalities" book by Beckenbach and Bellman? Where in the math series do you use it? 2. I bought a book called, "Modern School Mathematics Algebra I," with Dolciani, Beckenbach, Jurgensen & Wooten (1967) and the corresponding Teacher's Edition. Did I make a mistake? This is not the "Structure and Methods" book that everyone discusses but is it just as good? I'm not a math whiz and definately need the Teacher's Edition with each book. My son wants to be a math major in college so I'm trying my best to prepare him. Thanks for your help. You all are some of the most intelligent and interesting people I've ever met. It's enjoyable to read the discussions on this board. Thanks. Denise