DPM43 Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Hi~ My daughter ( homeschooled K-8) attended our local h.s. this year for 9th grade and has decided she doesn't want to go back next year (Hooray!). She is most decidedly not a mathy person and had a horrible experience with a notoriously difficult pre-algebra teacher before we just pulled her out of the class altogether; her confidence was totally plummeting thanks to the aforementioned teacher. Anyway, we want to get her going with Algebra, with a decent pre-algebra review as part of the program. How would the new TT Algebra I measure up? I have heard that TT higher-mathematics vocabulary is lacking and can cause problems on college entrance exams. Is this actually the case? Any words of wisdom regarding using Khan Academy as a supplement to another program? Thanks, Desiree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirowife Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 We used TT for Alg 1 and used Khan as needed which wasn't much. She also worked through Life of Fred. This year for Alg 2 we used a tutor and Life of Fred Advanced Algebra and Khan. We will be going back to TT for geometry next year! My 7th grader is using TT Pre-Alg this year and actually enjoys it! If she finished a pre-alg course then she should have no problems with Alg 1. Otherwise - give her the placement test on the TT website to make sure she is ready (ie solid in percents, ratios, fractions, decimals, etc...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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