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Tina P.
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Posted: April 19 2007 at 3:07pm | IP Logged Quote Tina P.
The kids are learning a whole new method of math, using touchpoints on their numbers instead of using their fingers. I like it. But soon, the older kids will have graduated out of this program. I'm tempted to revisit (with a shudder) our Saxon books, because we have them. But I'm afraid that I'll kill that newly emerging joy they're finding in successfully completing math pages. I don't think it would be a good idea to try MUS at pre-algebra level (but correct me if I'm wrong) because that would entail that they learn yet *another* method. What else can I do?

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Posted: April 20 2007 at 6:08pm | IP Logged Quote Victoria in AZ
We, too, are using TouchMath this school year. I understand about it not being a complete program (unless you purchase it that way from Touch Math which is expensive). I also am tempted to add Saxon Math to complete our math program. Saxon gets alot of critcism, but I don't think it's so bad. I'm not sure you'd kill the joy because the joy comes from being successful and the TouchMath strategies would still apply. With Saxon, I skip the beginning part of the daily program and I almost never had my kids do both sides of the sheet. Keep the math lessson short and you've taken some of the boring-ness out of Saxon.

MUS at pre-algebra is fractions? Because that's my favorite part of Math-u-See, getting to physically hold and manipulate a fraction. It is another strategy but fractions would require another method anyway, no?

I'm tempted to delete this post because I don't think I've added anything to your question. Sorry

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