Whitneyz Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 I have the 2nd edition with the Homeschool packet. The answers for the problem sets are just the answers. Sometimes I can't figure out how to get an answer and I need help!!! Does anyone know of a more thorough solution key??? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faithr Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 I don't know if there is a solution manual, but each problem has the chapter in which it was taught printed in tiny numbers next to it. I've found that if I couldn't figure it out by just looking at the solution, I could go back and reread the lesson and then figure it out. Every once in a while Saxon is wrong!!! And also what can be frustrating for me is that they'll have the problem all in decimal form but then then the answer will be in fraction form or vice versa. Grrrrr. So if I'm whipping through checking the answers I may accidentally mark something wrong only to have kid come back and say, hey, I just wrote it in a different form! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teachin'Mine Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 (edited) Saxon sells the solutions manual separately from the other books. You can find it on many different sites, but I think Christian Books tends to have pretty good prices, also Learning Things- or something like that. The solutions manual is worth every penny! :) Edited May 6, 2010 by Teachin'Mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitneyz Posted May 6, 2010 Author Share Posted May 6, 2010 I love Saxon, but it can be tough sometimes!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momee Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 Hijack but would Saxon Teacher address this? I was wondering if they were like Teaching TExtbooks and had the solutions to the problems also worked out on the discs??? Need to check into that, but thought it'd be faster to just ask here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjbucks1 Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 Yes, Saxon Teacher does have ALL of the problems worked out. Step by step explainations for all problems. My son used Saxon Teacher for Algebra I this year and it is WONDERFUL!! I just received the Algebra II book with Saxon Teacher last week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingersmom Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 We are beginning 87 in September and I purchased the teachers cd-rom. They explain every single problem in the book. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitneyz Posted May 6, 2010 Author Share Posted May 6, 2010 I've never heard of them? Where do you get these? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjbucks1 Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 You can order Saxon Teacher through Rainbow Resources, Christian Books, the Saxon web site, etc. I would just search for the best price :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teachin'Mine Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 Saxon Teacher and DIVE are CD Rom's which teach the lessons and the student watches as each of the problems are worked out on a "blackboard" - or maybe it's a white board. This allows them to re-watch the problems being worked as often as they need to understand. I haven't seen either of them except for a couple of minutes demo. The Solutions Manual is a book which has all the practice and lesson problems worked out step by step and with the answer. What we do after the lesson is done, is my daughter reads her answers while I'm looking at the solutions manual. When she gets one wrong, I ask her to try again, and she works it again. Since I'm looking at the problem in front of me, I can usually see pretty quickly where she went wrong just based on her answer. If she needs help, it's really easy to direct her to find her error. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitneyz Posted May 7, 2010 Author Share Posted May 7, 2010 Thank you everyone!! Very helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karenciavo Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 Another :thumbup: for Saxon Teacher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Indeed Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 Could someone explain why Saxon Teacher is better than the Dive cd? I am considering going with Saxon Algebra, but was trying to decide which of these to invest in. I am still not sure that I will even be doing Saxon Algebra. Ughhh. Higher math is frustrating when trying ot decide on the best program. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karenciavo Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 Could someone explain why Saxon Teacher is better than the Dive cd? I am considering going with Saxon Algebra, but was trying to decide which of these to invest in. I am still not sure that I will even be doing Saxon Algebra. Ughhh. Higher math is frustrating when trying ot decide on the best program. :tongue_smilie: It's been a while since I've used Dive Math, but if memory serves Dive does not work through each problem in the set, Saxon Teacher does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitneyz Posted May 7, 2010 Author Share Posted May 7, 2010 Does the solution manual have the same thing as the Saxon Teacher CD so that if you have one you wouldn't need the other? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjbucks1 Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 In Saxon Teacher the "teacher" works out the problem step by step while EXPLAINING what she is doing and why. This is done for EVERY problem in the text (it also teaches every lesson as well). This is much improved upon the DIVE cds, whcih we have used in the past. Also, it really is not a duplicate to the solutions manual because of the explanations it gives. I really can't express how great its been for us this year. My ds is in 7th grade and has just completed Algebra I with an "A". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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