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I was reading about the math curriculum at the Lexington, MA public schools at the site above. For grades 1-5, it says they will "Continue with Everyday Mathematics (EDM) as our core elementary curriculum. Purchase pilot ancillary materials to address identified program gaps and needs of special populations. Both Singapore Math and Saxon Math, teacher and student materials, will be purchased by the special education department to pilot with various students based on individual needs." I think of Singapore and Saxon math, which are both pretty popular with homeschoolers, as being for kids of normal abilities (not just for the...

This article is about parents who are teaching traditional math at home on the sly to their children. The previous article was pulled. Perhaps it was due to quoting Fox. I hope this thread is not pulled, the topic deserves discussion. Wintertime

Has anyone here worked with Saxon Math at the Calculus level? I am familiar with Saxon at the lower level, but not anything above Algebra. My SIL in NJ has her highschool son at a small, private Lutheran school and he is doing Calc as an independent study, but the program he is using now is not fitting his needs. (He is the only one in Calc, therefore, the independent study) Going to a community college is not an option as they are in the sticks of NJ and Ben doesn't drive (he is 15). I know many homeschoolers here...