Mom2OandE Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 I'd love to hear from those who use it. We just started it and there is already a huge decrease in ds's math related stress. He loves the 5 a day and our teaching time. He asked me to throw out MUS. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mystika1 Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 :lurk5: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 I'd buy it if it were cheaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Hunter, we're done with our set if you are interested. Great condition, half price plus shipping. PM if you are interested. Sorry, this curriculum is so overpriced, in my opinion. I personally wouldn't pay over $100.00 for it, and can't come up with even that right now. My curriculum budget is a LOT smaller than it was. Life threw me some curve balls this year, that I'm still reeling from. I think we all benefit from having to tighten the curriculum belt at times. It makes us take another look at what is on our bookcase, and to use some creativity. All in all, this tightening up has been a growing experience for me, so I'm not complaining. :D Thanks for the offer though! I hope someone else sees this offer and PMs you. This is a curriculum that I think the author would make a LOT more money from, if she dropped the price. But what do I know? Maybe not. Without an extensive problem bank, it's not as enticing to ME as if it did come with prepared problems. I'd scramble to pay a LOT more, if there were 2 packed pages of problems, in teeny tiny text, for each lesson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwg Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 hmm. you can not buy just one year? You have to buy the full thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruthie in MS Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 hmm. you can not buy just one year? You have to buy the full thing? Nope, it comes in a set. Which is unfortunate. I would love to buy Math on the Level but it is way out of my price range--- and I'm homeschooling 3 kids. Money is really tight here right now and I just have to be more creative with what we have. I agree with Hunter, if the creator would drop the price I believe it would be a big seller among those who follow the Living Math method. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mystika1 Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Nope, it comes in a set. Which is unfortunate. I would love to buy Math on the Level but it is way out of my price range--- and I'm homeschooling 3 kids. Money is really tight here right now and I just have to be more creative with what we have. I agree with Hunter, if the creator would drop the price I believe it would be a big seller among those who follow the Living Math method. :iagree: :iagree: :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mystika1 Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 oops...double post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mama27 Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 I have used this and if my life wasn't so hectic, if I didn't have 4 high maintenance kids and my elderly parents and 2 teenagers all living in my house, AND if I was more organized. The reality of my life prevents me from using it. I do not think it's overpriced at all though. 300 bucks for 8 years of math? That's less than 40.00 a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mystika1 Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Most of the people I know don't use it for more than a couple of years and resell it for less than $200. That is what worries me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwg Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 I have used this and if my life wasn't so hectic, if I didn't have 4 high maintenance kids and my elderly parents and 2 teenagers all living in my house, AND if I was more organized. The reality of my life prevents me from using it. I do not think it's overpriced at all though. 300 bucks for 8 years of math? That's less than 40.00 a year. That is a good point, but I would feel better trying something for a while before committing that kind of money. Even with Math Mammoth before buying the entire curriculum I tried out a level and I think that ended up being like 20.00/year through hs buyers co-op. A great deal but worthless if it wasn't going to fit our family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mama27 Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 That is a good point, but I would feel better trying something for a while before committing that kind of money. Even with Math Mammoth before buying the entire curriculum I tried out a level and I think that ended up being like 20.00/year through hs buyers co-op. A great deal but worthless if it wasn't going to fit our family. I think they have a 60 day guarantee. It's been awhile since I've been on the site so I could be wrong. Also, they have a pretty activie Yahoo group and the author answers as many questions as possible. I still have my set even though I'm not using it because I haven't accepted defeat yet. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 There are no problems, right? You still have to purchase more curricula that provides problems, and you have to individually seek out problems that match each and every individual lesson? That's not a complete 8 year curriculum. It looks like a math dictionary/handbook on steroids, from what I can see from the samples. If it came with extensive problem sets, I'd be all over this curriculum. If I'm wrong about this PLEASE correct me. I've been looking at the math in the What Your _ Grader Needs to Know books and wondering if I can do the same thing with those lessons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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