katilac Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 Geometry in particular, but please answer if you have a different level, I bet they are similar. I'm looking at this for next year, but I know dd will not have patience for really long videos each day (she ran away screaming when we previewed chalkdust, lol). She likes Thinkwell b/c the videos are nice and short, but after the crying festival this year that we called algebra, I'm wondering if Thinkwell will be too much. Although I do remember from my school days that most students preferred one or the other (so if you didn't like algebra, you probably will like geometry more). She scored above average in math on the practice SAT with no prep, but you'd never know it!! Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 Go pull up the samples on the TT website. The geo right now is not interactive but may be updated by fall. Look at the alg 1 or 2. BTW, what's OLI French? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 They are short, 10 minutes? Everything is broken way down. You could lose your mind but it's working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katilac Posted April 14, 2013 Author Share Posted April 14, 2013 Go pull up the samples on the TT website. The geo right now is not interactive but may be updated by fall. Look at the alg 1 or 2. BTW, what's OLI French? I wasn't sure if the samples were complete; the one I listened to sounded like it started nearly mid-sentence. And I think I have decided to torture her with a return to Saxon, lol, I like the new teacher cds that have every problem broken down if need be. OLI stands for Open Learning Initiative; OLI French is from Carnegie Mellon & it's free and a full course of study. It has videos and online exercises. Best for a very self-motivated learner, who has a bit of knack for languages. My oldest liked it pretty well, complete bomb for my youngest (7th grade) even at a slow pace. I really think we are a family that needs physical textbooks, so next year we are trying Break the Barrier and using OLI as more of a supplement. We used Kinetic Algebra this year, and dd could not stand not being able to easily see just how long each lesson was, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 TT's video lessons are short and to-the-point. There's no extra chit-chat. Every single problem in the course is broken down and explained if the kid needs it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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