profmom Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Sorry! I think I posted this on the wrong board earlier! What is your experience with BJU math? Does it have more "why" than Saxon, but is more American and easier to teach than Singapore? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo Keeper Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 I only have experience with teaching BJU math in 7th grade and up (but I have looked over 3rd-6th grade), and I only have experience with teaching Singapore in grades 1-4, (and my only encounter with Saxon was looking over Algebra and beyond), BUT based on that experience, ;) I would say that BJU has very good conceptual teaching ( much better than Saxon, IMO), and would be more "American" in feel than most Singapore programs. BJU is more mastery based (teaching on one topic at a time, with periodic review), and definitely not as spiral as Saxon (is anything as spiral as Saxon?). Personally, *I* would find Singapore easier to teach than BJU in elementary simply because it would involve less required class time. BJU in elementary has this story arc/characters running through each book, which is engaging, but Singapore is just about the math. Both programs require teaching time to be done well, but I think that SIngapore *could* be more streamlined, if that is a consideration for you. Here's the write up at Rainbow on BJU; and here is one about BJU from Exodus Books. Maybe some of those comparisons can help... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
profmom Posted February 9, 2017 Author Share Posted February 9, 2017 Thank you for that helpful comparison, Zoo Keeper! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jer2911mom Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 We used Saxon 1 and Levels 1-3 of Singapore, and I much prefer BJU for elementary (have used levels 1-5). It definitely teaches conceptually, but with more practice and a more traditional scope and sequence than Singapore. I agree that BJU does require a lot of teaching time, and for that reason we have moved away from it for 6th grade. I think it is a strong program and it has a good bit of word problem work. The format of the program changes in 7th grade, so I am re-evaluating it for the upper levels. It only goes through pre-calculus, however, whereas Saxon offers calculus, if that is a factor for you. Hope this helps, Kathy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
profmom Posted February 9, 2017 Author Share Posted February 9, 2017 Thank you, Kathy! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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