Ruby Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 We will be finishing up MUS Beta this summer and I now have CLE, saxon 3 and singapore shipping to my house. Couldn't make up my mind. Need to have it in hand to compare. This is my third child so you would think I'd have it all figured out by now. I just want to give him a solid math base. Why can't I make a decision?????????????? Ruby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue G in PA Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 So hard to choose, isn't it? I feel your pain. We have switched math programs several times...esp. for my ds12 who is in ps now, but coming home next year! Did you not like MUS? I have no experience with CLE (have heard good things, though). I did not like the elem. Saxon years (K-3) b/c it was way too teacher intensive for me. I do, however, like Saxon from 4th grade on (the textbooks). I love Singapore. My ds10 (in ps this year but also coming home) did very well with Singapore and now my ds8 is doing fairly well, too. He is struggling, but he isn't a mathy kid. We just go slow. No rush, kwim? Good luck choosing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in CA Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 Well, all three of those are good choices, so just pick the one that best fits your child's learning style, and your teaching style. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silliness7 Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 I was a severe math switcher myself. Miquon, Developmental Math, Making Math Meaningful, Saxon, MUS, back to Developmental Math. I finally landed on Saxon....for good! But I do not like the younger grades. My 1st and 3rd graders are using Bob Jones until they hit 5/4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amtmcm Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 DD10 crashed & burned on MUS Delta - since this was her first exposure to MUS, some things were waaay too easy (division) and others were too hard (area). Just when she'd get in the groove of the easy lessons, MUS would hit her with something she'd never seen before. I think it would be great if we had started with it from the beginning. She is loving Singapore. It explains everything exactly the way she learns so it's a really good fit for her. DD13 loved CLE 800 this year! It's an excellent spiral method program for a child who needs continual review. And I love the way it introduces a wide variety of topics in younger levels so kids get a very gradual introduction to new topics over the course of several years. So when they see geometry in middle and high school, it will be familiar instead of deer in the headlights. We used Saxon last year for Alg 1/2 and DD didn't retain anything. And I did not like how much it jumped around - I found it very difficult to help her with her math. She'd ask for help and I'd have to skim the previous 20 lessons to refresh my memory or to see how Saxon was teaching it so I could be on the same page with her. Not a good experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto2Cs Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 Why can't I make a decision?????????????? Ruby Me either! Not math specifically (we LOVE Saxon), but just in general. I dither, dither, dither. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krista in Colorado Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 I'm curious, too, as to why you're switching from MUS. In hopes of finally discovering my dd9's learning style, I've gone from Saxon (IHO boring and repetitive), to Singapore (too much mental math for this non-math mom), and now to MUS. I'm hoping with the hands-on for her and the videos for me that we've finally found the right one. BTW, I recently heard a statistic that the average homeschooler switches math curricula 2-3 times during their career. Not sure if this makes any of us feel better, but at least we're normal? :001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruby Posted April 21, 2010 Author Share Posted April 21, 2010 I wouldn't say mus isn't working but in the back of my mind I remember saxon which included lots of geometry throughout the series. It worked good for my girls until I got tired of having to sit and teach each lesson so that I myself would be following along and able to help. We did great up until we finished 76. After that we put it off and put it off and now we are going to put oldest dd in a class so there is consistency. I guess I just want to have faith in something from the start that I can just follow and trust. After schooling my girls I should know already that it's okay to move around until we find a fit but I'm tired of the thinking. Everybody loves one of these programs but we are all so different and each kid is different. So.......mus is working but I just want to check my options I guess. It's that time of year again. The endless wondering and soul searching and anxiety. Can't wait to dig into the stuff that I boutht and get a good look though. Thanks for listening. Ruby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsMe Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 It's very hard to figure out what to use by samples. It doesn't tell you where they're going, how fast or in what way. You'll probably see you'll be more decisive after you've had a chance to actuall see these. I'll do the same thing but order a horribly used copy then buy new if I decide to buy it. Good Luck :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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