Mommie_Jen Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Ds is doing well with Essentials so far. I originally was going to switch for first grade to something more traditional like CLE, but am considering staying with Singapore since he likes it. I am so incredibly non-mathy it is frightening. Which seems to be the better option-teaching something more traditional that I may be more comfortable with, or learning to teach Singapore if he likes it? I worry that I won't be able to teach it effectively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennynd Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 SM standard has outstanding teacher guild. Try it, you might find it quite easy to teach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 I am as non-mathy as they come. I really am. Me teaching math was the one thing that gave DH pause when we decided to home school. We have had great success with Singapore Math. I like the teacher's guides, but didn't have them until grade 4. I could still teach SM. You prob know more than you think you do. And, sometimes I think I make a better math teacher than someone who is very comfortable with the subject. There is no way you can fake understand math to me. I know every trick in the book. I have endless empathy if you don't understand and I will try and try again until we BOTH understand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommie_Jen Posted July 16, 2012 Author Share Posted July 16, 2012 I am as non-mathy as they come. I really am. Me teaching math was the one thing that gave DH pause when we decided to homeschool. Ha! This is us, too! Well, I guess I feel a little better about being a math teacher! :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejourney Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 You can do it:)! I would definitely suggest using the Singapore Standards Edition as it has much more comprehensive teacher guides. We are using 3A/3B now and everything so far has been fairly straight forward. I am have had to teach myself the concept of using bar graphs to help solve word problems but that is about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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