Comments on: The new math http://www.owlhaven.net/2010/02/03/new-math-2/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:51:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Christine http://www.owlhaven.net/2010/02/03/new-math-2/comment-page-1/#comment-41391 Christine Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:35:18 +0000 http://www.owlhaven.net/?p=6968#comment-41391 My boys are math-y (both woring a year ahead of grade level) and TT is not "too easy" for them either. It isn't organized the same way as Saxon--the placement test is a must--but once my guys were in the right level, they found it a reasonable pace of work. And they like it. Nothing like a boring program to turn kids off of their strong suit! My boys are math-y (both woring a year ahead of grade level) and TT is not “too easy” for them either. It isn’t organized the same way as Saxon–the placement test is a must–but once my guys were in the right level, they found it a reasonable pace of work. And they like it. Nothing like a boring program to turn kids off of their strong suit!

]]> By: C http://www.owlhaven.net/2010/02/03/new-math-2/comment-page-1/#comment-41357 C Sun, 07 Feb 2010 03:39:08 +0000 http://www.owlhaven.net/?p=6968#comment-41357 Just bought Teaching Textbooks for my two oldest kids! We recently went from a family with two kids to a family with 5 kids all in the last 3 months... including two toddlers that came to us from Haiti only 3 weeks ago! I was trying to think of ways to simplify our homeschooling now that we have added to our numbers. I hope TT will be a good fit for us. I was excited to see that your non-American born children are benefiting from listening to the lectures several times. I spend so much time explaining and re-explaining concepts to our 12 year old daughter from Ghana. I just don't have that kind of time now! Praying that TT will be just the thing she needs to help her with her math! Just bought Teaching Textbooks for my two oldest kids! We recently went from a family with two kids to a family with 5 kids all in the last 3 months… including two toddlers that came to us from Haiti only 3 weeks ago! I was trying to think of ways to simplify our homeschooling now that we have added to our numbers. I hope TT will be a good fit for us. I was excited to see that your non-American born children are benefiting from listening to the lectures several times. I spend so much time explaining and re-explaining concepts to our 12 year old daughter from Ghana. I just don’t have that kind of time now! Praying that TT will be just the thing she needs to help her with her math!

]]> By: multi-taskingmom http://www.owlhaven.net/2010/02/03/new-math-2/comment-page-1/#comment-41338 multi-taskingmom Sat, 06 Feb 2010 12:31:21 +0000 http://www.owlhaven.net/?p=6968#comment-41338 THANK YOU for this review Mary! This is one of the programs we are looking at for next year. You just pushed me over the edge to getting it :-) THANK YOU for this review Mary! This is one of the programs we are looking at for next year. You just pushed me over the edge to getting it :-)

]]> By: Diane http://www.owlhaven.net/2010/02/03/new-math-2/comment-page-1/#comment-41335 Diane Sat, 06 Feb 2010 03:44:11 +0000 http://www.owlhaven.net/?p=6968#comment-41335 I love teaching textbooks. We used the Algebra programs. The only thing that I found lacking was some f(x) notation that is used quite a lot on the SATs. Other than that, I think it is a fantastic program. I think they should have something like this available for public school kids to refer to when they don't undertand a concept that's been taught in class. I love teaching textbooks. We used the Algebra programs. The only thing that I found lacking was some f(x) notation that is used quite a lot on the SATs. Other than that, I think it is a fantastic program. I think they should have something like this available for public school kids to refer to when they don’t undertand a concept that’s been taught in class.

]]> By: Dianne Andrews http://www.owlhaven.net/2010/02/03/new-math-2/comment-page-1/#comment-41334 Dianne Andrews Sat, 06 Feb 2010 02:43:24 +0000 http://www.owlhaven.net/?p=6968#comment-41334 Thanks for the review - I was hoping you'd do one. My son is only in Kindergarten and we signed him up for K12. Great program, but not for us. We started on Time 4 Learning 2 days ago and have since signed up my Pre-K daughter and our 2 foster sons as well. They love it! Thanks for the review – I was hoping you’d do one. My son is only in Kindergarten and we signed him up for K12. Great program, but not for us. We started on Time 4 Learning 2 days ago and have since signed up my Pre-K daughter and our 2 foster sons as well. They love it!

]]> By: Michele http://www.owlhaven.net/2010/02/03/new-math-2/comment-page-1/#comment-41332 Michele Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:33:58 +0000 http://www.owlhaven.net/?p=6968#comment-41332 We've been loving this program for my now 7th grader for the last two years. It is the first program she has done without whining and says she really understands math now. We had tried every other program and I was so frustrated. Wish they had the 3rd grade prorgam out right now for my 8 year old - she can't wait until next year to use it for fourth grade. We’ve been loving this program for my now 7th grader for the last two years. It is the first program she has done without whining and says she really understands math now. We had tried every other program and I was so frustrated. Wish they had the 3rd grade prorgam out right now for my 8 year old – she can’t wait until next year to use it for fourth grade.

]]> By: Kristen@TheFrugalGirl http://www.owlhaven.net/2010/02/03/new-math-2/comment-page-1/#comment-41317 Kristen@TheFrugalGirl Fri, 05 Feb 2010 01:02:27 +0000 http://www.owlhaven.net/?p=6968#comment-41317 Oh, I hear you on the busy hands! I'm the same way when I'm helping my kids with something like piano practicing...I'm much more patient if I fold laundry while helping. lol Oh, I hear you on the busy hands! I’m the same way when I’m helping my kids with something like piano practicing…I’m much more patient if I fold laundry while helping. lol

]]> By: Melissa @ Anxious for Nothing http://www.owlhaven.net/2010/02/03/new-math-2/comment-page-1/#comment-41313 Melissa @ Anxious for Nothing Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:15:23 +0000 http://www.owlhaven.net/?p=6968#comment-41313 Wow, sounds like a neat program. I only have preschoolers now, but I will keep TT in mind for when they're a little older. I grew up with Saxon myself, and it worked, but it was...boring. REALLY boring. And it took me for.e.ver. to finish those 30 problems by the time I got to algebra. I hope to spare my children that agony. ;-) Wow, sounds like a neat program. I only have preschoolers now, but I will keep TT in mind for when they’re a little older. I grew up with Saxon myself, and it worked, but it was…boring. REALLY boring. And it took me for.e.ver. to finish those 30 problems by the time I got to algebra. I hope to spare my children that agony. ;-)

]]> By: Jennifer http://www.owlhaven.net/2010/02/03/new-math-2/comment-page-1/#comment-41308 Jennifer Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:15:41 +0000 http://www.owlhaven.net/?p=6968#comment-41308 I couldn't agree with you more and staying busy while listening to early readers. I have 2 right now and sometimes it is painful and I find I want to jump in on the hard words to make it go quicker. That math sounds great, I wish I had had that when we were homeschooling. I couldn’t agree with you more and staying busy while listening to early readers. I have 2 right now and sometimes it is painful and I find I want to jump in on the hard words to make it go quicker. That math sounds great, I wish I had had that when we were homeschooling.

]]> By: Kerry http://www.owlhaven.net/2010/02/03/new-math-2/comment-page-1/#comment-41306 Kerry Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:02:39 +0000 http://www.owlhaven.net/?p=6968#comment-41306 I have been reading reviews lately stating how TT is too "easy for my engineer minded child" (but "suitable for my moron kids"?). I have an math/science kid who does very well with TT, and happened to have been bored to death with Saxon. I think TT is a great program, and just because it's well written and easy to understand doesn't make it "too easy". It makes sense, and I think people are spring loaded to think that math has to be hard to be good. I'm so glad that you are liking it. We have been loving it here for two years! I have been reading reviews lately stating how TT is too “easy for my engineer minded child” (but “suitable for my moron kids”?). I have an math/science kid who does very well with TT, and happened to have been bored to death with Saxon. I think TT is a great program, and just because it’s well written and easy to understand doesn’t make it “too easy”. It makes sense, and I think people are spring loaded to think that math has to be hard to be good.

I’m so glad that you are liking it. We have been loving it here for two years!

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