nice blog - thank you

unbelievable - the admin / deans would have dismissed the students' request without any concern back in my day - in fact the student would have probably got a back ball notation on his/her record higher ed is turning into a joke - we can probably thank the parents that raised these "precious kids" along with our too liberal society policies

Dolciani and Jacobs is fine for math. You can find some of the late 1990s editions of Foerster for cheap and they have great word problems which you could use for a supplement, A Conceptual Physics class in 8th or 9th grade is a great way to go.

first link did not post well fix http://www.thebestschools.org/magazine/homeschool-style-right/

Read the Darkside thread for the complete opposite of Pearson custom textbooks.

When I don't have to lug them around I like hard copy books myself but for college electronic format has it's advantages. I never liked high-lighting when I was in college, I thought it was desecration of the book. I did make typo corrections and small notes in the margins. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ You can get hard copies not sure if latest edition: https://www.amazon.com/Introductory-Statistics-OpenStax-College/dp/1938168208 Suggestion for this term, if you select a textbook in time - later in the semester give the students a reading assignment from the OER text then ask for feedback.

Of course you should review the text before selecting it. There are other reputable OER sites as well. What subject are you looking for? Maybe the hive can help you review them. You are not going to the dark side - you are becoming enlightened. :coolgleamA:

IMHO Foerster Math and some others can be better for many future STEM majors - yes give AoPS a try but don't conclude "your child is not worthy" if it isn't a good fit. Strong Math skills are very important!

you could also use this book as well for assignments: http://www.ck12.org/book/Engineering%253A-An-Introduction-for-High-School/ https://www.amazon.com/CK-12-Engineering-Introduction-High-School-ebook/dp/B0042XA32Q seach college Intro Engineering classes for detailed syllabi to get an idea for content some public schools around here offer University of AZ ENGR 102 in high school which is project based. http://www.engineering.arizona.edu/k12/k12_102_HS good luck added: http://digitalcommons.olin.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1020&context=ahs_capstone_2012 http://rustlertech.gfps.k12.mt.us/cmr%20science/Intro_to_Engineering/intro_to_engineering_syllabus.htm =================================================== We tried a few free "Intro Engineering" web type classes (non-credit) such as Brown U but all seem boring to DS so he dropped them. ( I thought they were pretty bad as well).

Maybe the parents could provide the accountability by monitoring the HW completeness and the grades? [Jacob's was written for public schools back in the day but marketing and math fads always win.]

As a parent I would hate to pay an extra year of Brandeis tuition!

I agree 4 year Colleges should not offer remedial classes - I student should go to a CC (or some other system such as a HS summer course that does not currently exist) for remedial math classes such as Beginning and Intermediate Algebra. In the article, Ms Gandy was under-served by her HS, plain and simple. Quit lowering the bar - it's a high jump not a bunny hop! P.S. Try the Accuplacer test: Reading Quiz Completed ... You scored 100%.

for this year's election - just say no unless they are old enough to understand the meteor joke

Self Study FYI: Math general resource https://www.myopenmath.com/info/selfstudy.php This is an open-source competitor to webassign and mymathlab.

How about Stitz/Zeager? http://www.stitz-zeager.com/ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL953A3729B0E03AAA Open source college text that's been around for awhile. Used by VCU for example http://wp.vcu.edu/precalculus/the-book/ ==================== another open source text: https://openstax.org/details/precalculus

Outsource?

http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/topic/546309-rigorous-precalculus/ look for kiana comment

Sullivan (Derek Owens course is derived from 4th edition). Maybe purchase the DO workbooks. We used the Sullivan Fifth edition along with Forester and the Brown text. Newer editions of Sullivan seem to use more graphing calculator stuff. Brown is from 2001. The older the Precalc text the less likely it will be graphing calculator based.

Foerster 3rd Teacher editions sampler: http://math.kendallhunt.com/documents/ALookInside/Precalculus/FPC3_C6_TE.pdf

The real world involves lots of calculations with messy coeffs etc - maybe what you are looking for is future Math major problems. The Foerster Precalc problems require thought and setup - yes some of the easier ones are plug and chug. If you think Foerster uses a lot of calculator problems then avoid Demana. You only need a graphing calculator for a few problems. ================================ added: http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/topic/542418-homeschool-high-school-math/page-2?do=findComment&comment=7159053 link to sample judge for yourself

looks new their prices are typical so not a big draw there: http://www.blissacademics.com/AP-online-courses/AP-Online-Classes-Tuition.html appears to be asynchronous

AoPS does not sound like a good fit Did you ever look at Eureka/EngageNY?

http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/08/09/488214332/the-best-schools-in-the-world-do-this-why-dont-we?utm_source=npr_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20160814&utm_campaign=bestofnpr&utm_term=nprnews

Foerster may or may not be the best fit for your student. I would read through all the Algebra 1 listings in the link I posted. You may want to consider Fresh Approach.

The PH Classic is Foerster's see: http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/topic/542418-homeschooling-high-school-math/?do=findComment&comment=6190964 It has fairly challenging problems. ===================================== Looks like PH 2011 is the last non Common Core edition. You should be able to get a discounted price. See this for latest Common Core edition.. http://www.pearsonschool.com/live/customer_central/video/pearson_hs_math2/LaunchTheTour.html