mama2cntrykids Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 That's 3.3 lessons a week! How is the child able to understand/retain if it moves that quickly? It's seems like it would set the child up for failure or am I missing something totally? I really want to try it, but seeing that it has so many concepts to learn in a week seems unrealistic. :001_huh:Can someone set me straight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 Do they count test days separately? Saxon does--so you get 130-140 lessons each year, but a test after every 5 lessons. It adds on about 25 days, give or take. Maybe each TT lesson is to be stretched over more than one day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom0012 Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 (edited) Well, my son uses R&S, which has 170 lessons, but I've used/looked at other programs in the past that only have 120 lessons, so 114 doesn't seem that low to me. Lisa ETA: My daughter uses CLE and I'm not sure how many lessons are in that (probably about 170 once you add in tests in quizzes). We school year round though so she was getting further ahead than I wanted, so I'm having her supplement with TT 5. On Mondays and Fridays she does 2 lessons because they are only taking her about 10 minutes each. On Saturday and Sunday, she does one lesson each day. So, really it does seem like TT might be more for kids that pick math up easily since there can't be that much review/practice if she's getting through the lessons that quickly. Also, she's using TT 5 as she's nearing the end of CLE 3 and it's very easy for her so far, so I'd be careful with placement. Edited November 1, 2010 by LisaTheresa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abc123mom Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 My ds is using TT5 and loving it. There are 114 lessons and 16 tests. The pace is fine and not overwhelming for him that I have noticed. We do a lesson a day and when we have a quiz that is it for the day. We dont do an extra lesson on those days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacy in NJ Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 My ds is using TT5 and loving it. There are 114 lessons and 16 tests. The pace is fine and not overwhelming for him that I have noticed. We do a lesson a day and when we have a quiz that is it for the day. We dont do an extra lesson on those days. Yes, there is a quiz every 7 lessons, so 114 lessons plus 16 quizes equals 130 total. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mama2cntrykids Posted November 2, 2010 Author Share Posted November 2, 2010 Thanks for the help! I could always supplement if I felt my ds needed more practice, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pamd Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 I will reply because praise God I have tried many programs out there and finally something he loves and understands. I only supplement right now with mental fact learning. The rest of everything we do is a struggle because he just doesn't want to do it. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 That's fairly typical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth in SW WA Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Thanks for the help! I could always supplement if I felt my ds needed more practice, right? Yes. I suggest MM blue with TT. I use TT4 along with MM blue & Singapore w/ dd7. TT is great but supplementing is ideal, at least for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
love2read Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 We only use TT in high school, but when they finish one level I immediately move them into another level. I do the same thing with the elementary math we use if they finish early. Of course your child will have bragging rights about being "a year" ahead :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 My daughter is doing TT5 currently and she absolutely LOVES it. She's doing very well with it. She "gets" it, she finds it fun, she finds it easy to understand, and I love it, too because I'm not overly mathy myself- and now, nobody dreads math around here! :D We're up to like lesson 24 so far (so she's done 24 lessons plus 3 quizzes so far I think) and every lesson introduces new material AND continues with older material, so there is a good amount of review, even though there is not a lot of busy work, and TT is really good about explaining AND showing step by step how to do things in easy to retain and remember ways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura W. Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 My dd just finished TT5. As someone else mentioned, it also has 16 quizzes. One thing that really works well with my children is the spiral nature of TT. Each lesson includes questions that review previous material, so they have an opportunity to get it into their long-term memory. Also, even though there is something new every day, it is presented very incrementally. Those things keep the pace from being overwhelming. Blessings, Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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