travelgirlut Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 When working through the problems at the beginning of each section, should you go through the solution to each problem as you do it, or do all the problems first then look through the solutions? The wording in the solutions makes me think you should do problem, solution, problem, solution, because it will say something like "Let's see how this applies to the next problem." This would also keep mistakes from compounding into the next problem, but I wasn't sure if looking at the solution right after doing the problem would eliminate some of the benefits of the discovery method. Thanks for any help you can give me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneStepAtATime Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 I say work it in the way that helps you/student actually understand and retain the material. And slow down whenever you need to, too. Like if it takes a whole day or two to figure out one problem, so be it. :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 We usually do problem, solution, problem, solution..... However some chapters/sections are way too easy, so we did all the problems and then I let my kids read the solutions. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 We attempt the problem set first, then go problem-solution, retrying anything that didn't make sense the first time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoKitty Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 What my daughter did is this. Do the problem. I checked her answer - if correct (which mostly was the case) she did the next problem (if incorrect she tried again). When finished with the problems, I'd tell her which solutions to read (based on if she solved them the same way or not). Then videos, and then exercises. My son had a harder time with it. He did a problem. I checked his answer. Then had him read the solution. Then move on to the next problem. Sometimes I'd have him watch the corresponding video to the problem before moving on as well. Or even watching all the videos(thus forgetting about the discovery method) I adjusted depending on what he needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinsfamily Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 My ds did all of the problems and then onto the solutions but occasionally he'd skip a problem he just couldn't figure out. I think it made more sense for him to work through it that way but I can see the case for the individual problem/solution method also. I would say to do it whichever way works for your student. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivey Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 Whenever possible, Ds worked through the entire problem set before reading the solutions. If he got stuck on a problem, he'd read through the solutions for all the problems he'd already solved to see if they would show him a pattern and help him to solve the tough problem. If he was still stuck, he'd skip the problem, complete as many of the other problems as he could, read their solutions, and give the tough problems another try. I think it's worth trying a few different methods during the first chapter or two. AoPS is so different than any other math program we've used that it took us a few weeks to figure out how to make it work for us. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J&JMom Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 (edited) When my son worked through this book last year, he did the 'teaching' problems one by one and we read the solutions after each whether he got it right or not. Then he watched the video to review. Finally, he did the problem set which I checked after completed as well as alcumus. Edited July 27, 2016 by J&JMom 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daijobu Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 When my son worked through this book last year, he did the 'teaching' problems one by one and we read the solutions after each whether he got it right or not. I also recommend this. I always take a quick look at the solution even if we get the right answer to make sure we didn't miss any important teaching points. Sometimes multiple approaches or additional teaching is woven into the solution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelgirlut Posted July 28, 2016 Author Share Posted July 28, 2016 Thank you all for your input! I'm leaning towards the problem, solution, problem, solution method, but we'll see how it goes once we start. This will be a learning curve for my daughter coming from CLE, so I want to make it as smooth a transition as I can! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephanieZ Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 Yup, go through the solutions after each problem, just as they are presented in the text. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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