paminoz Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 (edited) How many pages would you expect an 8th grader to do a day on average? Not including marking. Pam who hasn't been here for a long time but who still thinks of it as a centre of knowledge! Edited September 8, 2009 by paminoz forgot to get email notice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momtotkbb Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 When we used Keys to Alg in 7th I required dd to complete 1 booklet every 4 weeks ---so she just went through it and figured out how many pages to complete each day. However, we didn't complete the final booklet in the same school year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyAberlin Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 With my student that I tutored we'd finish one in about 3 weeks. once/twice a week we would sit and work through the book for 1 hr and then I'd assign some as homework. I'd say set an amount of time for him to work per day and have him get as much done as possible in that amount of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3byzaz Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 My son is required to work for about 40 minutes. He flew through the first easy book or two (like 6-8 pgs.) and now has slowed down a little bit(probably 4-5 pgs). I also cross off some problems as long as he is getting them right and doing well. If he misses the few he has to do, then he has to do them as well. It's a lot of review for him, though - not new stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmrranch Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Are you using this as your only Math curriculum? Or, is it for remediation? They can be used either way, but the publisher designed them for the latter. (I called and checked.) I would definitely go with a time limit and not a certain number of pages each day. This is true especially if you are using it for remediation. Make sure each "lesson" is graded before going on to the next. For my eighth grader, I require 1 solid hour of math a day. I humbly hope my 2 cents helps :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paminoz Posted September 9, 2009 Author Share Posted September 9, 2009 He has been doing an hour a day and this has been working ok up till now. (It is his only Maths programme, btw- the only one that has worked for his sequential brain.) Sometimes he's flown through it; sometimes he's had to go a bit slower with new concepts. Right now, he is not doing new concepts and I think he is being lazy or getting distracted. He's only been doing one or two pages and this is about half of what I think he could do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizzyBee Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 My 8th grader does an avg of 3 pages a day. If I notice she finished quickly, I have her do another page or two. If she spends an hour and only gets 2 pages done, I'll usually notice that the pages were harder (new concept) or had more problems than most pages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmrranch Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 I'm not sure where he is in the book, but be careful. If he has slowed down, maybe the concepts are becoming more abstract and he needs help understanding the concept with more of a hands on approach with something like algebra tiles, etc. Just a thought. I don't have any background on how he did previously in math, but algebra is abstract and sometimes kids need tactile lessons to help them understand the concept. Actually, it's really cool to see how algebra comes together with the algebra tiles for ALL learners. Anyway, make sure he isn't struggling before you decide he is being "lazy". hth :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phathui5 Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Have you tried sitting down and working with him to see what the holdup is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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