Faithful_Steward Posted March 7, 2016 Posted March 7, 2016 Don't laugh. :) :) DD has always hated math, even in our Singapore years before she started the Saxon sequence. We've stuck with Saxon through 7/6 and in the past year things have finally clicked with her. She's consistently getting 90%+ on her tests and daily work. I've always taught her conceptually, so it isn't all plug and chug. But obviously she doesn't have the sophisticated problem-solving skills or mental math capabilities she might have had if she'd gone through a different elementary math series. It seems crazy to consider AOPS Pre A for a kid like her, but I'm hoping it isn't too late to awaken in her a love of math (especially now that she's got some confidence). And she absolutely ADORES the RR videos. I've looked at some of the samples and it really doesn't look scary to me. I don't want to throw her in the deep end, but I'd like to try. She's a fun, language-oriented kid with a quirky sense of humor. She isn't math-oriented like some of my other kids, but I feel like she may love upper-level maths if I can get her there intact. :) Anyone done this? How did it go? Thanks! Quote
Meriwether Posted March 7, 2016 Posted March 7, 2016 My daughter went from Saxon 7/6 to AoPS Prealgebra. Math is not her best subject and she was 10 when she started. It took two years to complete the Prealgebra and part of a Dolciani book. She is now doing the Intro to Algebra book. It will, again, take her longer than a school year. She will have to work this summer to complete the first 13 chapters, partly because she doesn't spend enough time each day for a kid who isn't absolutely fabulous at math. I will probably make her review Algebra 1 next year while she is working on Geometry just to make sure she really has it. 1 Quote
Mykids2000 Posted March 7, 2016 Posted March 7, 2016 I am thinking about doing this as well. My 10 year old is very math oriented though. I am curious on the thoughts of others. Saxon is too repetitive for my son but he doesn't complain. 1 Quote
Mykids2000 Posted March 7, 2016 Posted March 7, 2016 I am thinking about doing this as well. My 10 year old is very math oriented though. I am curious on the thoughts of others. Saxon is too repetitive for my son but he doesn't complain. Quote
OneStepAtATime Posted March 7, 2016 Posted March 7, 2016 Don't laugh. :) :) DD has always hated math, even in our Singapore years before she started the Saxon sequence. We've stuck with Saxon through 7/6 and in the past year things have finally clicked with her. She's consistently getting 90%+ on her tests and daily work. I've always taught her conceptually, so it isn't all plug and chug. But obviously she doesn't have the sophisticated problem-solving skills or mental math capabilities she might have had if she'd gone through a different elementary math series. It seems crazy to consider AOPS Pre A for a kid like her, but I'm hoping it isn't too late to awaken in her a love of math (especially now that she's got some confidence). And she absolutely ADORES the RR videos. I've looked at some of the samples and it really doesn't look scary to me. I don't want to throw her in the deep end, but I'd like to try. She's a fun, language-oriented kid with a quirky sense of humor. She isn't math-oriented like some of my other kids, but I feel like she may love upper-level maths if I can get her there intact. :) Anyone done this? How did it go? Thanks! Why not just try it out? I was able to get the book used for a very reasonable price. Plan on going slowly if necessary. It does make math more interesting, but can get overwhelming for a non-mathy type if pushed to move through the material too quickly, IMHO. FWIW, we use CLE (similar to Saxon in many ways) as the spine but AoPS Pre-Algebra is a great program and definitely worth a shot. DS finds it much more engaging than CLE (but he needs the constant review of CLE to retain material). 1 Quote
Faithful_Steward Posted March 7, 2016 Author Posted March 7, 2016 My daughter went from Saxon 7/6 to AoPS Prealgebra. Math is not her best subject and she was 10 when she started. It took two years to complete the Prealgebra and part of a Dolciani book. She is now doing the Intro to Algebra book. It will, again, take her longer than a school year. She will have to work this summer to complete the first 13 chapters, partly because she doesn't spend enough time each day for a kid who isn't absolutely fabulous at math. I will probably make her review Algebra 1 next year while she is working on Geometry just to make sure she really has it. Do you think another year of Saxon would have been better prep? How does she feel about the switch? Why not just try it out? I was able to get the book used for a very reasonable price. Plan on going slowly if necessary. It does make math more interesting, but can get overwhelming for a non-mathy type if pushed to move through the material too quickly, IMHO. FWIW, we use CLE (similar to Saxon in many ways) as the spine but AoPS Pre-Algebra is a great program and definitely worth a shot. DS finds it much more engaging than CLE (but he needs the constant review of CLE to retain material). I could, of course. ;) I guess I'm afraid to discourage her or destroy her fledling confidence. 1 Quote
OneStepAtATime Posted March 7, 2016 Posted March 7, 2016 I could, of course. ;) I guess I'm afraid to discourage her or destroy her fledling confidence. Well, just maybe start out with it as a special assignment type thing that the two of you do together. Maybe start out doing it one day a week. She loves words and language, right? That was what I got from your post. This is a very language based program. Lots of interesting words. She just may need a bit of help to process the meaning behind those words, at least at first. 1 Quote
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