yarrow Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 I still have an old Saxon Math book (hardcover) and my understanding was that a strong math student went from 7/6 to Algebra 1/2 & if the student needed extra review they spent a year doing 8/7 in the middle. We've joined Classical Conversations Challenge A this year and they will be teaching 8/7 but someone said that this will go straight into Algebra 1. I realize we're talking different editions here, but I'm really confused. Can anyone clarify? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandalwood Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 It is my understanding (someone please correct me if I am wrong) that the newest edition of Saxon 8/7 was revamped & has enough prealgebra so that the student can straight go into Alg. 1. If you used the older Saxon 8/7, it's my understanding that they would need more review before Alg. 1. I'll see if I can find the info online. I just read this the other day so it's fresh on my mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandalwood Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 ok, found this for you: From the Saxon website: "The recommended path after finishing Math 7/6 is to take Math 8/7. If your child finishes Math 8/7 with at least 80% mastery, skip ahead to Algebra 1. In previous editions, many people skipped Math 8/7 because they found it to be a weaker text than Algebra ½. In the newer third edition, pre-algebra has been added to Math 8/7, making it a much stronger book." I'm sure there are threads on here discussing Saxon, too. I'm babysitting or I'd look for you real quick... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarrow Posted July 27, 2010 Author Share Posted July 27, 2010 I'd been looking around at the saxon website but I hadn't found that explanation. Thank you again for clearing up my confusion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 I still have an old Saxon Math book (hardcover) and my understanding was that a strong math student went from 7/6 to Algebra 1/2 & if the student needed extra review they spent a year doing 8/7 in the middle. We've joined Classical Conversations Challenge A this year and they will be teaching 8/7 but someone said that this will go straight into Algebra 1. I realize we're talking different editions here, but I'm really confused. Can anyone clarify? With older editions, if a student zoomed through Math 76 he did Alg.½ then Algebra 1. If he struggled through Math 76, he did Math 87 then Alg. 1. It was never recommended that students do both Math 87 and Alg.½ (although some might have done that, especially if the student were quite young and would be getting into algebra earlier than what was normally done). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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