PeterPan Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 I'm so excited SWR has clicked for you! It's definitely one that is worth the effort. I grant there are issues with how she wrote it, etc., but there's a LOT of meat in it. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleIzumi Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Dr. Nebel seems to understand children, teaching, and science -- just not formatting a page. :D :lol: FWIW, I've never really had trouble with the formatting of BFSU. I love it to pieces. But I have always loved it, so I didn't list it here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted February 5, 2012 Author Share Posted February 5, 2012 This week I'm loving SWR, but read BFSU today and hated chapter 2. I need to read further on. Because...did I say I hated chapter 2? I wrote about it in the BFSU thread. Someone please save me from proselytizing scientists! I'm going to be spending all day tomorrow at a Superbowl party with one, and I can depend on somehow, someway, for her to start her proselytizing. Sigh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy7 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 :bigear: Such an interesting thread! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovedtodeath Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Oh how many times I have come back to Phonics Road? I keep thinking I can do it better using other things, but I'm never happy for long. So we are back--for good!! DD keeps asking to go back to Phonics Road. :leaving: We probably will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In2why Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 WWE. It was hard to believe and hold on when I saw others writing so much more, but I am seeing the results now and it worked beyond my expectations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovedtodeath Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 This week I'm loving SWR, but read BFSU today and hated chapter 2. I need to read further on. Because...did I say I hated chapter 2? I wrote about it in the BFSU thread. Someone please save me from proselytizing scientists! I'm going to be spending all day tomorrow at a Superbowl party with one, and I can depend on somehow, someway, for her to start her proselytizing. Sigh! Couldn't find it. Link? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Don't tell you-know-who but I would have to say Miquon. I haven't underestimated any others (that I can think of) even if some of them have been total mismatch for me or my child. I have some suspicion that I might be "you-know-who", but I'll be the first to say that when Miquon arrived at my house I took one look at the Orange book lab-sheets and almost had a panic-attack. It was "weird looking" and I had a crisis of confidence that I would be anywhere near smart enough to teach it. After reading though the teachers materials I had the dawning realization that teaching Miquon was actually quite simple and intuitive (one one gets past the "shock" of the new) but this was far from apparent to me on first glance. I can laugh about it now. But I definitely had a "what have I done?" moment. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allearia Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 I have some suspicion that I might be "you-know-who", but I'll be the first to say that when Miquon arrived at my house I took one look at the Orange book lab-sheets and almost had a panic-attack. It was "weird looking" and I had a crisis of confidence that I would be anywhere near smart enough to teach it. After reading though the teachers materials I had the dawning realization that teaching Miquon was actually quite simple and intuitive (one one gets past the "shock" of the new) but this was far from apparent to me on first glance. I can laugh about it now. But I definitely had a "what have I done?" moment. Bill You Mean I should get this back out? I bought the entire set, teacher guides, the works, and just thought it was weird. Ds7 might like it, and since I haven't gotten around to selling it we might as well get it out. For me, WWE. the summarizing and dictation are really great even though ds can write his own narrations as well, getting to the summary is still a challenge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silliness7 Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 My two current favs I tried several years ago and passed. My issue was basing my opinion on their entire program based on their books for the earliest learners. I LOVE Saxon math, once you get to 5/4 and R&S English. Years ago I tried grade 1 Saxon and R&S Phonics. Both programs made me want to poke my eyes out. I let that color my perspective on all their programs and it took me a while to give them another try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 You Mean I should get this back out? I bought the entire set, teacher guides, the works, and just thought it was weird. Ds7 might like it, and since I haven't gotten around to selling it we might as well get it out. Definitely yes! It does look weird, especially at first glance. But a lot of the weirdest looking materials in the beginning of the Orange book are just different ways of showing "sets." Instead of "birds and bunnies" the author chose pictorial representations that were...er, uh..."unconventional." :D The weirdness is really superficial. I won't deny that *I* thought it was weird. I sure did! But once you "get it" it is not weird at all. Trust me. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alyeska Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 ACE math. I avoided it for the longest time because I thought it was subpar. I ordered it mid-year last year out of desperation (having tried so many other maths) and discovered that there isn't anything subpar about it. My dd's attitude about math has completely turned around...she hated math. But she told me yesterday (after a full year of using ACE) that math is now her favorite subject. :) It is mastery and has lots of review, which is just what dd needs. She is learning and retaining! There are no more tears in our school day. I am so very grateful for ACE math. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted February 11, 2012 Author Share Posted February 11, 2012 Couldn't find it. Link? BFSU $5.00 ebook All books Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bai18176 Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 FLL - we are having fun with it now, but at first - pew! I thought I'd drop it in the first couple of weeks. :iagree: Me too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CourtneySue Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Mine are similar to others: Miquon-- this is the math my son *wants* to do. I think he likes it because it's always a challenge, but always interesting. I'm still wondering if I can use this exclusively?? WRTR/Spalding-- I seriously convinced myself that I couldn't figure this out, now I see how simple it is (after spending lots of money on other Spalding spin-offs) Ambleside-- I pretty much use all-but-the-history (because I think it's weird), but I love everything else. I've been benefitting from Charlottemasonhelp.com, too. (Maybe some day I'll do the history, too). That's all I can think of for now. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForeverFamily Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 I haven't been at this long enough to really have a long list. But I think the biggest thing has been C-Rods. I really disliked the idea of using C-Rods for the longest time. Thanks to reading some of Spy Cars posts I decided to finally order some and give them a try. I can say I really, really like them now and I haven't even moved beyond teaching addition and subtraction with them yet. I also really hope to like Miquon, I am still trying to figure it out. And also MM as I just ordered it from HSBC tonight. I have always thought that MM is very visually unappealing but have heard good things about it so I am keeping my fingers crossed. The other one is probably PR. I have level 1 and keep skipping it because it is a bit time consuming to watch the DVDs but every time I go back to the concepts taught I can really tell that my Dd gets a lot out of it. I am loving this thread! Thanks for sharing everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 I haven't been at this long enough to really have a long list. But I think the biggest thing has been C-Rods. I really disliked the idea of using C-Rods for the longest time. Thanks to reading some of Spy Cars posts I decided to finally order some and give them a try. I can say I really, really like them now and I haven't even moved beyond teaching addition and subtraction with them yet. I also really hope to like Miquon, I am still trying to figure it out. And also MM as I just ordered it from HSBC tonight. I have always thought that MM is very visually unappealing but have heard good things about it so I am keeping my fingers crossed. The other one is probably PR. I have level 1 and keep skipping it because it is a bit time consuming to watch the DVDs but every time I go back to the concepts taught I can really tell that my Dd gets a lot out of it. I am loving this thread! Thanks for sharing everyone! You made my day! :001_smile: Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivingHope Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 KISS Grammar. I looked at it in the past and frankly couldn't really understand it. I also thought the first exercise or two looked really boring and easy. Ha! After a post on the logic board explaining how to use the curriculum (start at level 1, regardless of your grade level!), I got the third grade workbook and started working through it myself. Boy is it HARD! And it gets meaty pretty quickly. Once you add complements, it's pretty dicey with those real sentences from literature. I have a lot more appreciation for it now! :iagree: and also the McGuffey boxed reader set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momma2three Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 I love this thread. And I love MEP. DD threw a tantrum yesterday because she couldn't finish her worksheet because we were running late to go to her swim class. There's something pretty special about a math program where my little fish would rather do a worksheet than go to her very favorite 1/2 hour of the week! She's retaining so much, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halcyon Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Bfsu for sure. I had it, sold it, and the decided t give it another try. My o,der uses the volume 2 and younger uses volume 1 and I am so happy we came back to it. Learning so much! Xtramath.org. It's really not very exciting , and ds was quite resistant to using it, but I insisted and he hknows his math facts well now. Just 5 minutes a day. H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaigeP Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 saxon math Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohmomjacquie Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Definitely! Mfw was recommended to me two years ago. Didn't "get " it and went elsewhere .. started looking for.next year and "found" mfw. Have gotten the package and can't wait to use it.next year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgehogs4 Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Math U See. My DS 10's confidence was seriously lagging, and now that he has been getting 100%'s on tests which have not been easy for him, he is soaring. I think confidence is half the battle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professormom Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Math Mammoth-I was very reluctant to switch my son from SM, seeing SM as the "gold standard". I switched because I didn't want to invest all the money into 5th and 6th grade materials when my son knew much of it; MM was the sounder investment, and easier to skip around in. Now that we've been using MM for about a month now, I can safely say that in many ways, it is superior to Singapore: its discussion of the distributive property is excellent, and my son understands its application to unknown variables better than he would have, I think, had we stuck with Singapore. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfamilygal Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 TOG. I was mind boggled by the site and just didn't "get it". We're on Y2U3 and LOVE it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punks in Ontario Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 CLE LA and reading. If I hadn't been so cheap as to use the free LTR and LA for grade 1, I would never have used it. I had it in my mind that it wouldn't be very good, and needed to try it for a while before becoming a "believer". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Togo Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 (edited) The progym and especially Classical Writing. There have been posts that Homer is confusing and that CW makes writing more difficult than it should be. So, I bought another progym curriculum because I wanted to try the progym. Eventually, I bought CW Aesop/Homer-in-a-Month, and decided that we were getting through it simply because I wanted to see if I could do it. After a few weeks, we were rolling and haven't looked back. We're in CW Maxim now and enjoying it. Also, The Lost Tools of Writing has to go on this list for me. I bought it. Couldn't make sense of it. Sent it back. Bought it again. Couldn't make sense of it, and then took a LToW I class with Camille Goldston. Within the first month, I understood it, and we had a wonderful time with literature the year we used it. We will be going back through LToW I again in a few weeks. Edited April 4, 2012 by 1Togo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SorrelZG Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 The progym and especially Classical Writing. There have been posts that Homer is confusing and that CW makes writing more difficult than it should be. So, I bought another progym curriculum because I wanted to try the progym. Eventually, I bought CW Aesop/Homer-in-a-Month, and decided that we were getting through it simply because I wanted to see if I could do it. After a few weeks, we were rolling and haven't looked back. We're in CW Maxim now and enjoying it. That's encouraging to read. Thank-you for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairProspects Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Miquon. :blush: I bought it, could not for the life of me understand it or c-rods, donated the whole set to Book Samaritan, and ended up re-buying all of it. And now we love it, but those darn c-rods were not intuitive at all for a non-math person! Despite numerous threads here, Mathematics Made Meaningful was the only thing that helped me understand how c-rods were supposed to be used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiveOaksAcademy Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 TOG, definitely!!! I looked at it and dreamed about it for 7 years and stayed away due to the overwhelmingness that I thought was there. I didn't realize at the time that it really isn't overwhelming at all once you know the set-up. WWE!!! We're nearly midway through WWE2, and I find that my ds has an easy time coming up with summaries in his other writing. We are lapbooking with TOG, and I see how WWE carries over into him coming up with summaries for the lapbook. I'm going to implement Writing Aids next year, but WWE will remain our number one writing curriculum! Apologia Elementary Science is by far the best and most retained elementary science we've tried, and we have tried several!! I'm just sad I didn't figure it out when my older kids were young. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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