Just want to say we just watched a couple of the AoPS videos and she loved them...she has some more incentive now to work through MM!!!! :D

Yes, sorry, I did know what you meant! I combined two thoughts accidentally. :) My mind was skipping around and calculating what grade she would be in for algebra as I was typing....as usual my brain runs faster than my fingers! :p

Thanks for the advice and input. I guess we will forgo TT with this one, much to my dismay lol! Perhaps we will start throwing in some BA, it does look like it has some interesting puzzles. I actually think my oldest could benefit from some of it, lol. I'm in no rush for her to hit algebra and such until she is good and ready, so I don't really see rushing into it after MM 5, but only time will tell. I *think* I'd rather slow down and go deeper at that point, but I hesititate to decide anything this early. It is very good to have some sort of guide for where we should be heading though! :) I'm sure I'll have more questions again later!

Wow. The EXPLORE test isn't given in VA, at all.

Would it really be awful to use TT? Maybe with LOF? Or will TT be too hard to accelerate if needed?

Hahaha. Perhaps you misunderstood...I was concerned about her not getting to that this year, but the reason I thought it would be ok is she will get it next year, at a more appropriate level of challenge. ;) So she could switch to AoPS after only finishing MM5? The idea of having to teach her math directly another year or so makes me twitch, but I don't want her to be at a disadvantage, either. Sigh.

So I pay for the test and send scores? We've never used ITBS, just CAT. And what level do you use? Lilli is 2nd grade by birthdate, 3rd grade by choice, working on mid-4th grade math LOL.

We almost never do all the problems with MM lol. She's like, ok, I get it! Plus she does move slowly now. I think for right now, MM4 is the right spot for her. I know it's the stronger program. I just the getting into fights over it. I didn't start homeschooling to yell at my kid, KWIM? I dislike teaching Singapore, which is why we moved to MM. Just too many books for me to deal with. We will finish most of 4A this year, then if we stick with it I will have to see if we need to zip thru B and head to 5.

Math always gets finished. The others...not so much. It depends on the curriculum, but we rarely truly finish every single bit. Especially in history where I always end up changing it.

I am so scared of AoPS. I suuuuccckkkkkeeeedddd at math!!!!! I never even took pre-calc, in high school or college. I have no idea where this child came from LOL!

I'm bumping this back up bc I'm really at a loss. I'm not sure how to get through to this kid. He can't remember how to do long multiplication or division. I just don't know what to do. I own MM and he's working through fractions again right now. He doesn't get half of it. If I told you he excelled brilliantly with RS B, what does that tell us about how he needs to learn? And what I should use? I mean should I get C again (we dropped it midway bc I didn't like parts of it) and work through things at a faster pace? Get transitions and see where he places after that? I just don't want him to struggle with math like I did. A couple years ago I would have told you he was a mathy kid!!!

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Is there another computer based, self-learning type program that would be good? I'm feeling concerned about my son if his little sister uses the same math program at the same level, or even jumps ahead. :/ Of course one level would save me money lol.

That's a good idea too. :) I hope TT is even good for her...she liked the trial she did. She is a self-learner, and me teaching her is awful. She wants help. She doesn't want help. Why did I help her? I just gave her the answer, gasp! Oy. She still needs help but knowing exactly how much she wants is a challenge lol. I figured TT would help us avoid this conflict. But maybe it will move too slowly?? IDK. Or maybe she just needs to get up to the right level and then she will kind of even out?

Hmmmmm. What would be best for covering those areas?

Thanks, that's a good consideration, actually!

DD1 started the year doing MM3, but halfway through we jumped to MM4 bc she was getting every single problem correct and was bored and calling it baby work. For a multitude of reasons, I'm switching both kids to Teaching Textbooks next year. I'm looking at the placement tests, and she can move all the way to TT6 for the fall by the skin of her teeth. She learns concepts super fast, so is this a good idea? The biggest downside I see to this is she will be doing the same level as her brother who will be in 6th grade (ouch.) I don't want to rush her, but I don't want to hold her back, either! I figured she would probably be moving up to it by mid-next year, but I didn't realize she would likely be starting it at the same time as her brother. Thoughts??? My other concern is that she has skipped certain concepts like measurements and geometry by skipping grades, and won't get exposed to them again now until late next year. I'm not really sure that matters? She is a perfectionist, so I *am* currently going over division and fractions with her super quick before her mandatory state testing in a couple weeks (just the CAT, but she will freak if she comes across something she hasn't covered lol...she missed these topics in 3B but will cover them in again later.)

I am planning to use this next year...I really like the idea of not having to spend the whole year working on grammar every. single. year.

I'm getting this for my 6th grader, but wondering my advanced 4th grader should just tag along. She gets bored easily if work is too easy, but also freaks when it's too hard lol.

Definitely go in order. I have heard of people working two at the same time, but I don't think that would work well with Alpha and Beta.

Thanks. I do feel like hormonal stuff is starting based on his attitude, but I see nothing physical yet. He will actually be 11 tomorrow. I'm pretty sure I was getting hairy by 11 lol. I just didn't know those kinds of dreams could start this early!! LOL I only had a sister. :p So boy stuff isn't fully on my radar. I'm all set for helping my girls but I still have a couple years for them!!

I'm having a hard time knowing what and when to discuss with my son. He is just 11 now. I've been looking at books, but wondering how much is too much too soon? Does he need to know about wet dreams already? We are not modest in our home. We have all sen each other naked in the process of dressing, etc, so we aren't prude lol. He saw his youngest sister born. He doesn't know the logistics of sex afaik, and I want him to learn the facts vs hearing it from everyone else in bits and pieces like I did. Any advice? Anyone btdt? This becomes trickier bc DH is too uncomfortable to have a talk with him. Nice, eh?

I think we have the same child, except mine is a rising 6th grader. I'm actually thinking about stopping everything but basic kill and drill for the remainder of the year, bc he can't keep anything straight anymore. My best solution for us to switch to TT next year, and do level 6 instead of 7 like most recommend. I don't see any advantage to getting him into algebra early at this point. 5th grade is killing him. Which is probably around when I started bombing at math. Actually that was 6th grade, but given what MM covers, they were probably the same. My son does have ADHD. Also considering some Rightstart math games again. We started math with RS long ago, and he really thrived. That probably means something about how he learns, I just don't know how to apply it to now!

Moving my post here.... Ideally, much of his work could be done fairly independently, with guidance. He loves to read, hates to write, having trouble with math this year. So far, I'm thinking: History & Lit: Sonlight E (He is an avid reader, and will be doing all readings himself...no need or desire from him for read alouds) Math: TT6 (math did not go well this year, so this is the level he needs, I think....will probably revisit level just before ordering, after lots of drill work between now and Sept) Writing: EIW 6 Science: coop Grammar: Analytical Grammar Spanish: Mango? Rosetta? Logic: ??? Latin: ??? maybe Typing: ?? Am I missing anything? Anything fun that might fit in there? Other ideas?