Quiver0f10 Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 MUS is no longer working well for my DS. I am thinking of switching to TT but because of the way MUS covers topics I am not sure which level of TT would work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gretchen in NO. CA Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 There is a placement test to help you determine that. Also, look at the table of contents to see what he has covered and what he still needs to do. Gretchen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dereksurfs Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 (edited) Once you get to Epsilon and Zeta MUS is about as straight forward as it gets. In the first you cover Fractions (Epsilon) and in the second you cover Decimals and Percents (Zeta). So if your son is in Epsilon he is learning fractions. Unfortunately TT has a completely different scope and sequence introducing fractions and percents much earlier on among other things. So it might be harder to switch midstream. He will most likely have to go back before going ahead. This could delay him getting into secondary math in HS. It might be better to finish elementary math first before switching since he only has ~ 1.5 books to go. Then the transition would be much easier and less fragmented. My son switched from MUS shortly after Zeta to another program called TabletClass. Though we did some initial chapters in MUS Pre-A to cover negative numbers and a few other concepts. You could always suppliment MUS Fractions with something else like the 'Keys To' series or MM to get another perspective. Edited November 3, 2012 by dereksurfs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer WI Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 My niece just switched from MUS Epsilon to TT7. She was most of the way through Epsilon. She LOVES her new math! I think, because of how well TT explains things and does do a lot of review, she was able to jump right into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dereksurfs Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 My niece just switched from MUS Epsilon to TT7. She was most of the way through Epsilon. She LOVES her new math! I think, because of how well TT explains things and does do a lot of review, she was able to jump right into it. Did she do their placement test first? Just curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat in MI Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 I agree it will probably be Level 7. When we switched from MUS to TT I found there was a lot that my dd already knew from MUS. I still made her work through the problems that she knew just to keep skills fresh and to familiarize her with TT's methods. The problems that were new to her were explained so well in TT that she never had any trouble. I would try the placement for TT 7 first and go from there. Good luck on your switch. Blessings, Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer WI Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 She did not do the placement test because I already had TT 7 and we weren't going to pay for another level at the time. She is doing absolutely fine with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
placeofgrace Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 My niece just switched from MUS Epsilon to TT7. She was most of the way through Epsilon. She LOVES her new math! I think, because of how well TT explains things and does do a lot of review, she was able to jump right into it. This is exactly what I did with my ds. It has been working for him. He was half way through Epsilon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiver0f10 Posted November 5, 2012 Author Share Posted November 5, 2012 Thank you all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TengoFive Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Another option is to do the placement test and see where he's "lacking" for the level you think he's closest to. Then fill in the voids with Math Mammoth from CurrClick. However, I've found Teaching Textbooks to have quite a bit of review in the first lessons, so he might be able to just go straight into Math 7 or Pre-Algebra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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