brendafromtenn Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Just want your opinions on what CD's/DVD's have helped you to teach Saxon Algebra I. What is your preference: Saxon Teacher, DIVE, or Art Reed? From the reviews that I have found online, Saxon Teacher seems to be the most well liked. But, I would like to hear from you. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Still thinking and praying, Blessings, Brenda:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cshell Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 We really, really like the DIVE Cds for math & science!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elinor Everywhere Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Art Reed! Both my kids like him. I haven't used the other choices, so I can't compare, but Mr. Reed presents the material in a way that my kids understand pretty easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree Frog Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Our daughter like the Saxon Teacher cd's. She hasn't used the other companies mentioned, but she felt Saxon Teacher was thorough and explained concepts well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollyDay Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 We used Saxon Teacher for Algebra 1 and Art Reed for Algebra 2. Dd said the Saxon Teacher dvds are done by a "lecturer" and the Art Reed dvds are done by a "teacher". She is learning more from the Art Reed dvds this year. I think we have only used the Teacher Algebra 2 dvds less than 5 times so far this year. For what it is worth, I'm going to start Adv Math with only the Art Reed dvds and add the Saxon Teacher only if we need them for solutions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nscribe Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Dd had a chance to look at lessons from each of them and chose Art Reed's. If you go to the website, sample lessons can be viewed. Her choice was based on liking his manner/personality. I wondered if the same presenter might grow old, but after two years Dd still likes him and we have already bought next year's. One note (I don't know about the others), if you do go with Art Reed's make sure your editions of Saxon match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brendafromtenn Posted March 29, 2012 Author Share Posted March 29, 2012 Very interesting comments from all of you. Yes, I'll make sure that the Art Reed matches up with the Saxon edition. I think his DVD's go with the 3rd edition of the Saxon. Thanks! Brenda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brendafromtenn Posted March 29, 2012 Author Share Posted March 29, 2012 We checked out the DIVE, Saxon Teacher, AND Art Reed. DS really liked the Art Reed DVD's. Not that the Saxon teacher didn't explain things well, but he preferred seeing a person over a white board. Got it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenNC Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Very interesting comments from all of you. Yes, I'll make sure that the Art Reed matches up with the Saxon edition. I think his DVD's go with the 3rd edition of the Saxon. Thanks! Brenda When I contacted him asking about editions for 7/6 (I had 3rd edition, his videos were for the new 4th edition), he offered to send me information that lined up the dvd lessons with the edition I had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauracolumbus Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Another vote for Art Reed, although we also use Saxon Teacher mostly when I don't have the time or ability to answer specific questions. I sit down w/my kids to watch Mr. Reed, and it helps me know what they're doing each day and to possibly help them. It's usually no more than 10 minutes. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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