apCrazy4Jesus Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 I will be switching my ds (3rd grader) from Abeka 3 arithmetic to Saxon 5/4 or 6/5 depending on how he tests on the placement test next month. Has anyone had experience with this switch? How did your dc do? If they scored 6/5 level how did that work out for them? Do you feel they missed out on anything? In hindsite would you have gone back and covered some things in Saxon 5/4? What was your child's reaction going from colorful pages to black and white? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanna in TN Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 My son used A Beka math through 6th grade then switched to Saxon 8/7. He did well with the switch. I wished that I had switched sooner, because Saxon does a better job with geometry. Also, in A Beka 5th grade or so, they used 6 digit dividends and 4 digit divisors. I think that this was a bit overkill. There were other reasons why I wish that I had switched sooner, but I can't remember them. Here is a link to a Saxon placement test so that you can determine the best level. http://saxonhomeschool.harcourtachieve.com/HA/correlations/pdf/s/SHS_PLT_middlegrades.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiver0f10 Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 We used to use Abeka for K-3 and then switch to Saxon in 4th using 5/4 and my kids had no trouble at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TraceyS/FL Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 We went from about 1/2 way thru Abeka 3 to Saxon 5/4 - she had tested higher on the placement tests (almost into 7/6) and I talked myself out of putting her in 6/5. I really regret not doing that now.... she was really bored in 5/4 even though some of it was still new, there was no challenge at all. SO, my advice is to trust the placement tests! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jann in TX Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Transition was seamless--but dd did have a good grasp of her basic facts. 54 would have been too much review...no regrets here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apCrazy4Jesus Posted February 19, 2009 Author Share Posted February 19, 2009 Thank you all for your response.:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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