My husband is an engineer and other engineers who he’s talked to about Saxon Math who know about it, say it is the absolute best math curriculum for practical use in the real world.
What grade level math is your daughter doing? When my kids were in 3rd grade, we started them on Math 54. Yes, there is a lot of repetition and it seems to move slowly at times, but I’ve found that by the time they are done with it, they KNOW the math. My daughter got well over a 700 on the SAT Math section (I don’t remember her exact score). Both my son and daughter, who have taken Physics, have done very well in the Physics as well, in large part because of their proficiency in math.
And I learned a lot. All that math that they tried to shove down my throat in high school that I didn’t learn finally made so much sense. I found the lessons very well and clearly explained, and that from an adult perspective. I think Saxon is great. My kids did well with it and it helped me tremendously.
“My husband is an engineer and other engineers who he’s talked to about Saxon Math who know about it, say it is the absolute best math curriculum for practical use in the real world.”
I don’t know ... the word problems are so predictiable ... when the S.A.T. rolls around ... kids don’t relate to their word problems - that what I don’t like about it. The rest of it is okay. I see a weakness in their word problems.
“What grade level math is your daughter doing? When my kids were in 3rd grade, we started them on Math 54. Yes, there is a lot of repetition and it seems to move slowly at times, but I’ve found that by the time they are done with it, they KNOW the math. My daughter got well over a 700 on the SAT Math section (I don’t remember her exact score). Both my son and daughter, who have taken Physics, have done very well in the Physics as well, in large part because of their proficiency in math.”
She’s in 3rd grade. She does very well. So maybe I’m just being impatient? My daughter pointed out how bored she is with it and that’s when I looked at it more closely.
“And I learned a lot. All that math that they tried to shove down my throat in high school that I didn’t learn finally made so much sense. I found the lessons very well and clearly explained, and that from an adult perspective. I think Saxon is great. My kids did well with it and it helped me tremendously.”
Okay ... I’ll not complain about it.
Ours are at 9th grade Algebra and 7th grade, and I am impressed with their ability to use their math skills in everything they do.
We also started with the Saxon 5/4. Their 1-3 courses didn't appear impressive, and we already had other books and workbooks for the elementary math.
I’m reading this thread a day late, but I wanted to agree with you on Saxon Math. We, too, started 5/4 in 3rd grade. In 10th grade my son tested into College Algebra at the local college so I sent him there under dual credit program for College Alg., Trig, Calculus w/Analytical Geometry, etc. (he had finished Saxon Alg II in 9th grade, we taught math year round, and would just go from one Saxon book to the next, skipping about the first 30 lessons in each book as they are review.)
Saxon Math prepared him well, and to me, the best part about Saxon was if I didn’t think he had a full grasp of a principle, I didn’t worry. I knew we’d see it again next week, and the week after, and the week after. Math is mastered by practice, and Saxon doesn’t leave a concept or principle, they keep reviewing.