Not great photo quality -- still trying to figure out how to use my new camera.
After a very frustrating year of math with my oldest child, in the middle of which I asked Karl (math and engineering expert) to intervene and chart a course for her and the other children for the remainder of the year, I was finally motivated to take a look at Teaching Textbooks.
I'm weak with anything beyond basic math, don't know how to introduce new concepts creatively to a child who really needs it, can't possibly convey any sort of enthusiasm for math, and honestly, I don't like it. I'm grateful my oldest can now pop in a CD-ROM, open her math book, and with little guidance from me, make progress and admit that she sort of likes it.
Maggie is using Teaching Textbooks 7, Jacob Teaching Textbooks 5, and Katie Teaching Textbooks 3.
I'm one of those home educating moms whose weakness in math has led to trying several different math programs through the years (Making Math Meaningful, Math U See, and finally Harcourt Family Learning Math, but I think we've found something we can all live with for at least the next couple of years.
We used TT last year and my oldest will use 7 this fall, too. It is a breath of fresh air for us!
Posted by: Oldoakschool.blogspot.com | June 30, 2010 at 02:54 PM
My oldest dd just finished TT 7 and it has been perfect. I can relate completely with you on how you feel about math, and Teaching Textbook math has been perfect for our family. My son will be starting on TT this coming year too. We tried Singapore Math (not enough explanation for me) and Saxon Math(torture for me and my kids lol) in the past.
Posted by: Alex | June 30, 2010 at 03:58 PM
You made a great choice. We also use TT and love it! Hip, hip horray for good curriculum!
Posted by: Jan | July 16, 2010 at 05:41 PM
We love Teaching Textbooks Math ! It was truly an answer to prayer for our family.
Tammy
Posted by: Tammy | August 26, 2010 at 12:15 PM
This is my second year using TT. I have all 4 of my kids using it this year. 4th grade, 6th grade, Algebra 2 and Geometry. I have found that it is great for explaining the process of each concept and has a lot of positive affirmation along the way for the younger grades. After switching from Saxon we found that this was actually a lot easier and a little behind other math problems, so my son is in 3rd grade doing the 4th grade math with no problem what so ever. Also, you can choose 7th grade math or pre-algebra, but it isn't necessary to do both if your child does pretty well with math.
Posted by: Tammy Bertelsen | September 13, 2010 at 01:25 AM