HollyDay Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 I haven't made a terrible choice. MUS was not working. Not enough review. Odd pace. Poor retention. I looked at all my options, and found myself back at Saxon. It has tons of review, which this dc needs. With all the options out there, is Saxon still a good choice for high school math? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinRTX Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 yes. It's what I used for my two graduates and both did/ are doing well in college. Linda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin in DFW Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 I ~SO~ wanted Saxon for my dc, but neither of them can handle the incremental style. We have gone with community college texts instead. These cover concepts topically with lots of mid-chapter review and chapter-end review, cumulative reviews and tests. Texts by Tobey & Slater are good and Margaret Lial's texts are fabulous. Both can be found used or new at Pearson Higher Ed. hth, Robin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 My son is using a Lial's book for precalc and it's pretty clear. As far as Saxon, make sure you have your child take the placement test. Also, they used to just integrate the geometry into the curriculum, but now they have a separate one, so make sure you get what you want--buying used can be confusing sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenn in CA Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 I haven't made a terrible choice. MUS was not working. Not enough review. Odd pace. Poor retention. I looked at all my options, and found myself back at Saxon. It has tons of review, which this dc needs. With all the options out there, is Saxon still a good choice for high school math? It worked great for us. My son is in his second semester of college calculus after completing through Saxon Adv. Math. I would not start past Algebra 1 though, I would start at Alg. 1. I think it would be difficult to start the high-school books mid-stream. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaT Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 Yes, my sons that have graduated used Saxon all the way through and both have done great in college math classes. My younger four all use Saxon and will continue all the way through high school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jld Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 I hope it's good, too, because it's what we're using. Dd seems to be doing fine with it, but in the back of my mind I worry, too, based on some of the criticism of Saxon (too superficial, not challenging enough). It is comforting to hear some kids don't seem to have been handicapped by it at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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