bethben Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 My son is currently cruising through Saxon Algebra. He is doing Alcumus on the side. Alcumus is not difficult for him and he is completing levels in geometry, algebra, number theory, ect. Every once in a while he gets a problem with topics that he has not learned yet. The computation problems are easy for him (if he's learned it) and the word problems aren't really tripping him up. My question is this -I'm a little hesitant about putting a 7th grader into algebra 2. I know that good Algebra skills are important for later math skills, So, do I just continue with Algebra 2 or have a review time of Algebra with AOPS? I'm not too interested in continuing with AOPS simply because if I need a video teacher, they don't have that option past Algebra. Beth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 I think reviewing algebra with AoPS is an excellent idea. The intro to Algebra book covers algebra 1 in chapters 1 through 13, but includes more material, goes into more depth conceptually, and contains more challenging problems. the discovery aspect of the program won't work for a student who has studied the material already, but it will still be a valuable experience. You are correct that algebra 1 is THE most foundational math course your student will take, so spending extra time with a challenging program is not a bad idea. AoPS does have online classes available - not just for algebra, but for higher math courses as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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