grantmeawish Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 My Ds is 9 and in 4th. We are moving to saxon in January because that is what a hs academy will use for 5th. He hasn't taken the placement test yet, but from looking at it, I think he will place in 7/6. This seems too far ahead for me. This would put him in algebra in 6/7th grade. I am not looking to rush ahead. He is bright but not a math whiz. Is this just the way saxon is? Maybe I should start him in saxon 6/5 for the last half of 4th and 7/6 for 5th? Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 My Ds is 9 and in 4th. We are moving to saxon in January because that is what a hs academy will use for 5th. He hasn't taken the placement test yet, but from looking at it, I think he will place in 7/6. This seems too far ahead for me. This would put him in algebra in 6/7th grade. I am not looking to rush ahead. He is bright but not a math whiz. Is this just the way saxon is? Maybe I should start him in saxon 6/5 for the last half of 4th and 7/6 for 5th? Any ideas? You should start him wherever he places on the test. :-) Which "hs academy" are you referring to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiana Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Are you planning on having him work through a level in spring/summer or work through a level in half a year? I would actively avoid having him halfway through a Saxon book when he starts a class. If he's jumping from halfway through 6/5 to 7/6 it'll probably be too difficult, and if he's halfway through the book and they start at the beginning it'll be much too boring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grantmeawish Posted October 16, 2014 Author Share Posted October 16, 2014 It is a local academy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boscopup Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Singapore and Saxon have different scope and sequence. It's quite normal to place in Saxon 7/6 after Singapore 4B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 It is a local academy. I'm not trying to be nosy, but to have enough information to give you a helpful answer. And you're being so cryptic!! Will you still be homeschooling? Or will your dc be on campus? Or what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FriedClams Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 The normal scope for strong students would be 7/6, algebra 1/2, then algebra 1. I think 8/7 is frequently skipped if 7/6 went well, but I haven't heard of skipping both 8/7 and algebra 1/2. I'd place as tested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grantmeawish Posted October 16, 2014 Author Share Posted October 16, 2014 Hi Ellie I am not meaning to be cryptic. I just prefer privacy. It's a homeschool academy he would go to one day a week for his main subject courses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyhappyjoyjoy Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 My son went into 8/7 in 5th grade. He had used a variety of RS, Singapore, and Saxon intermediate in school when he was in school. I'm having him do 1/2 a lesson a day (Power Up, Mental Math, Read Lesson, Practice Problems on day 1 and Problem set on day 2). Even with 1/2 a lesson a day, he'll probably finish it before next school year, because I will do math year round. Since he is so far ahead, I will likely not skip Alg. 1/2. If he were older I wouldn't do both 8/7 and Alg. 1/2. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 The normal scope for strong students would be 7/6, algebra 1/2, then algebra 1. I think 8/7 is frequently skipped if 7/6 went well, but I haven't heard of skipping both 8/7 and algebra 1/2. I'd place as tested. The sequence for current editions of Saxon math is 54, 65, 76, 87, Alg. 1, *if* the student completes 76 with at least an 80% average. If less than that, it's 76, Alg. 1/2, Alg. 1. The sequence you list is that of the earliest editions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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