SeaConquest Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Per their most recent email message this morning: "Stay tuned for the rest of the series and for Beast Academy Online, coming in 2017." 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathnerd Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 That would have been great if it said 2015! I am guessing that DS would have moved on at that time. But, I might still check it out - we love Grok/Calamitous Clod and Grogg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 2017! Might as well be happening on Jupiter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ByGrace3 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Wow. I am curious what this will look like. Too late for my older two but should be right about the right timing for my youngest. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Oh man. We miss out on all the good stuff. Maybe I can find a wayward child to homeschool in the future. 21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathnerd Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Oh man. We miss out on all the good stuff. Maybe I can find a wayward child to homeschool in the future. Good idea! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawthorne44 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 I firmly believe that DD (age5) will be homeschooled in the Golden Age of Homeschooling. Just one more proof. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arliemaria Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Most people use BA starting around 3rd grade, right? This might be perfect timing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawthorne44 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 they might have 2nd grade by then. I noticed the expected release dates were very fuzzy. I guess after people stormed the gates when they were late. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arliemaria Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 This is the schedule I found on their site: We are hard at work on the fifth-grade books, with second grade to follow. The tentative production schedule is: 5A: Available now! 5B: Spring 2016 5C: Summer 2016 5D: Winter 2016/17 2A: Spring 2017 2B: Fall 2017 2C: Spring 2018 2D: Fall 2018 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 So the book I want will be out some time in the first half of 2017. Oh, the mental gymnastics of translating other people's seasons… :p 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsuga Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 My oldest will have finished BA the early stages by then and be jealous that the little one gets to do it all online.... I will need another computer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
go_go_gadget Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 I wonder what it means? Is it just that the books themselves will be available in online editions, as the higher books are now, or that there'll be some kind of Alcumus or instructional component? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie of KY Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 I thought I read (about a year ago) that their dream was to have an online component similar to Alcumus. Not sure where I got that however. Wishing it was now. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ByGrace3 Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 I wonder what it means? Is it just that the books themselves will be available in online editions, as the hugger books are now, or that there'll be some kind of Alcumus or instructional component? I thought I read (about a year ago) that their dream was to have an online component similar to Alcumus. Not sure where I got that however. Wishing it was now. Anyone care to elaborate on what alcumus is in its online component? I want to know what we might expect! :lol: All month I have been thinking a math mammoth version of teaching textbooks would be IT. :lol: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsRobinson Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 Anyone care to elaborate on what alcumus is in its online component? I want to know what we might expect! :lol: All month I have been thinking a math mammoth version of teaching textbooks would be IT. :lol: I would give my left foot for a Math Mammoth version of TT!!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 2017! Well they're certainly announcing it ahead of time. :blink: I'm guessing that means they haven't actually done much with developing the program yet. Which means they haven't figured in the unforeseen glitches and problems that will inevitably happen. Which means that we should probably expect it closer to something like mid-2018. By then we'll probably all have brain implants that do math for us anyway. ;) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 I'm picturing Alumcus type videos, but done with math beast muppets!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 This is the schedule I found on their site: We are hard at work on the fifth-grade books, with second grade to follow. The tentative production schedule is: 5A: Available now! 5B: Spring 2016 5C: Summer 2016 5D: Winter 2016/17 2A: Spring 2017 2B: Fall 2017 2C: Spring 2018 2D: Fall 2018 Man, they had better stick to that production schedule.. We are right on their heels! With a bit of luck 5D will drop right when we need it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cake and Pi Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 So yes, for someone new to BA and with no AoPS experience, what is Alcumus? Is it like an adapting problem generator for extra practice?? Or...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollyh Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 It's been a long time since I looked into this. After 5D, what program do they advise? Pre-Algebra?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kateingr Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 It's been a long time since I looked into this. After 5D, what program do they advise? Pre-Algebra?? Yes, the recommend AOPS Pre-algebra after 5D (although some families on the board have successfully gone to pre-algebra after 4D, since the wait for grade 5 will be so long). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momacacia Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Oh to put almost-7yo into Beast when she's ready for the books (obviously 2a will be too late and she'll finish MM2 this year) or to stick with MM? Why so many good options, why, why?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunshineslp Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 this is exciting:) Do you guys use BA as your spine or as a supp? Can it stand alone? I am thinking of using it next year for my then 3rd grader. Not sure if I want to switch to singapre in between then or stick with RS (currently on B)... thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyseal Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 (edited) Oh to put almost-7yo into Beast when she's ready for the books (obviously 2a will be too late and she'll finish MM2 this year) or to stick with MM? Why so many good options, why, why?!? My DD8 is doing MM3 and BA3 concurrently, and it's working pretty well. We're working sequentially through both, skipping some things in MM, but working straight through BA. For now, I don't want to give MM up (yet?), as DD is very comfortable with the structure and format. If you think your 7yo is up for it, I say why not? Edited November 20, 2015 by greyseal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SanDiegoMom Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 I use it for my dd's only program. We started at 3A (after working for a bit on mental math after 2 grade PS) and I tried to do it concurrently with Singapore, but she loves BA so much and it takes her a long time to get through the challenging programs. A looong time. So her problem skills are so much higher (and her confidence level), though I am probably going add in one day to work on math facts. Otherwise I feel its complete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa in the UP of MI Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 this is exciting:) Do you guys use BA as your spine or as a supp? Can it stand alone? I am thinking of using it next year for my then 3rd grader. Not sure if I want to switch to singapre in between then or stick with RS (currently on B)... thoughts? My oldest would use Beast Academy exclusively if the whole program was out. She started in fourth grade, went through books 3A-4B during that school year and has been using the last three books as they've come out. It is the perfect program for her, but it wouldn't be for every student. I'll probably use Beast Academy as a supplement for my other students but Singapore Math will be the main program for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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