Rebel Jedi Mom Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 My son will be in 6th grade in the fall. We have used BJU math new edition since K. I have all the old edition math books for grades 6-8 that I used with my oldest son. For 9th grade, the plan is to put him in a co op class. They will most likely be using the new edition of BJU Algebra 1 by that time. Any opinions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 Buy the new edition. Don't even blink, just buy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Jedi Mom Posted May 6, 2013 Author Share Posted May 6, 2013 Ok. That's what I was thinking in the back of my mind, but the cost... I also don't want him to be blindsided by the distance between old prealgebra and new Algebra 1. Is it much harder to teach than the old editions? I haven't been able to look at them in real life Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 Not sure what to say. You see my sig. I cheap out (or maybe that should be CHEEP as in chicken, not CHEAP as in $$, cuz it's not, lol) and let TT do the bulk of the teaching, then I just come in with the BJU and top it off. The new editions are much more rigorous. My friend describes it as a full grade level bump. I'm not sure I'd say that, but it's definitely at least a *mental* leap, with much more challenging problems and more content in some areas. I'm sure there are some kids who would make that leap from old to new, but I sure wouldn't advise it, especially when you're already doing the new edition. I just gave away all my old edition BJU math. I'll use new edition when ds' time comes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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