I just had to share this.
The other day my son and I were doing math work. The program we use is Saxon and I love it because it works progressively with a lot of repetition. Which is good for him because of his LD in math and his issues with ADHD. However this particular day, he was really having a hard time. I guess I was getting frustrated too because I felt like the work was not hard, but very simple math facts that he should know on a *snap*. So, I asked him "honey why are you not able to answer these facts? I know you know the answers. I heard you say them before".
His reply?
"NUMBERS IN MY HEAD ARE LIKE TRYING TO CATCH A TAXI THAT DOESN'T SLOW DOWN."
My mouth shut and my heart opened after that touching and sincere comment. Out of the mouths of babes...
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HOW TO HELP STUDENT’S MASTER ALGEBRA
You have chosen the very best math books on the market today for mastery of the concepts as opposed to memory. Every "special ed" student in my saxon math classes scored tremendously higher on math tests than those whose parents chose to place them in a "special learning lab."
John Saxon's math books remain the best math curriculum for mastery of the basics of mathematics on the market today; However, that holds true only if you are using the correct editions, and using the textbooks as John intended them to be used.
I have taught using John Saxon's math books from algebra 1/2 through calculus for more than a decade in a rural public high school, and I can assure you that continually switching math curriculum creates holes in the student's math basics.
Student's fail algebra because they never mastered fractions, percents and decimals. They fail calculus because they never mastered the concepts of algebra.
I do not now, nor have I ever sold Saxon math books, but if you or your readers now use John Saxon's math books, or if planning on using them in the future, please take a moment and visit the website at www.usingsaxon.com before you purchase any Saxon math books.
Thanks.
Art Reed
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