Elohcin Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 I have a 12th grader who is very non-mathy (humanities minded). She has worked very hard at Algebra 1 (Jacobs) and Geometry (Jacobs) and it has not come easy for her. We are going to do Algebra 2 this year. Her 10th grade sister is doing Foersters...but I am concerned that it will be too much for her. Does anyone have suggestions for another algebra 2 curriculum that would appeal to a student who is not heading into a math or science fields? Or should I just have her take Foersters more slowly. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 I'd suggest Teaching Textbooks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elohcin Posted August 13, 2015 Author Share Posted August 13, 2015 Thanks we tried that and it wasn't a good fit for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elohcin Posted August 13, 2015 Author Share Posted August 13, 2015 Thanks we tried that and it wasn't a good fit for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klmama Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Since she's in 12th, going more slowly may not allow her to finish the course. Would she do better having an instructor besides you? Jann in TX still has some openings in her Algebra 2 course: http://www.myhomeschoolmathclass.com/index.html She uses Lial's Intermediate Algebra, which you can find cheaply on Amazon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendall Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 I will have this decision to make in a year with an 11th grader. My current inclination is to do Foerster more slowly or with more things skipped/fewer problems given. (or more easy problems and fewer hard ones). I also do teach each math lesson to this child and do lots of practice problems with her before starting her on her assignment. (or when I don't do that I regret it). I don't have the Teacher's Edition, but the Algebra 1 Foerster teacher's edition gives assignments for slow/ average/honors classes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenNC Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 We're using Saxon for my non-mathy kid, but it may not be a good fit for you since it integrates geometry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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