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Bridget
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Posted: Feb 26 2008 at 7:45pm \| IP Logged

Some of us are just not math people. My son is 9th grade and is in pre-Algebra using Teaching Textbooks. It's going very well, he is even doubling up on some lessons.

But I am getting stressed because there is no way we can fit in Algebra I and II and geometry before the PSATS in the fall of 11th grade.

My plan is to go back to Saxon for Algebra I and II since they incorporate geometry in those texts. And work through summers.

But he is doing so well and likes Teaching Textbooks.

Does anyone have a better idea? Am I stressing too much about the PSATs?

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Posted: Feb 26 2008 at 9:04pm \| IP Logged

Bridget,

Why is he going to take the PSAT? Just for practice or for scholarship purposes?

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Posted: Feb 27 2008 at 6:22am \| IP Logged

For practice I guess. I doubt we are national merit finalist material.

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Posted: April 10 2008 at 5:02am \| IP Logged

I read somewhere about the Chalk Dust company. They have a 15 lesson test prep for math. I was going to use it in September with my 16 year old for the PSAT's in October.(Google in Chalkdust.com or Chalkdustcompany.)

Right now he is in tenth grade and we are working in Alg II(Lesson 45) and Geometry from Teaching Textbooks. He does 1/2 lesson of Geometry per day and a full lesson on Alg II. We will be doing math all summer with all of our children.

From what our latin teacher says, you need to know algebra I and some geometry for the SAT.

Anyone else about what math is on PSAT and SAT?

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Posted: April 15 2008 at 5:01pm \| IP Logged

I'd hate to rush a child just for doing the PSAT for practice - I'd say keep going with what is working and worry less about the practice PSATS. I assume he will do the SAT ( or whatever) again, after the practice run? That is what I'd prepare for....

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Posted: April 15 2008 at 6:29pm \| IP Logged

My kids haven't taken the PSATs, if that's any help.

You can get one of the SAT practice test books -- we have Gruber's and just look through it for where his gaps are, then do a bit of SAT practice and studying the book during the summers or for a few minutes a day. Gruber's includes a complete brush-up for the different areas of math and it might help at least give him an idea of some of the things that would otherwise stump him.

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