Just read this post over at PW's website. And now I have an overwhelming compulsion to bake about a dozen different types of pies. Too bad I just got home from Meijer and will now have to go again tomorrow to gather ingredients. I am going to make this pie as well as the one from my previous post for Thanksgiving. Maybe I will finally be able to make a good pie crust if I go ahead and buy real butter instead of using shortening. Maybe. :-)
Great blog and great family. By the way, I'm the guy you blasted on Amazon regarding Saxon Algebra 1/2. I put up a response, you might be interested...and yes, it was ALL Saxon that got him there. He should be graduating University of Houston in May with a BSME and a BS in Math (double major). He turns 17 in June.
ReplyDeleteTake care,
Bob Levy
That was probably my hubby chiming in under my name. I will give him your message. :-)
ReplyDeleteI am doing Saxon 1 with my 5 yo and love it so far!
ReplyDeleteUmmm...this is a little embarrassing. I apologize for the rash accusation. :( I can tell you it was more an expression of disbelief than an accusation. What a tremendous success story.
ReplyDeleteI once sat down and mapped out how far a student could get if he did one Saxon lesson 5 days a week year around. It came out to something like 16 years old to complete all the textbooks including Calculus and Physics. I still don't see how your son did all that math before he was 11. ?? He must've done more than one lesson a day. yes?
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ReplyDeleteThat's the link to my thots on Math ed. What do you think, Robert?
Thanks Chris and Heather,
ReplyDeleteSomehow I sensed from your quick comment on Amazon that you were really cool people (don't ask how, I just did) - I think this blog shows I was right. I'm putting together an E-Mail (now that I have one for you guys), so I don't tie-up your blog (and I don't like to put too much on the web about my kid). I'll also comment here tomorrow regarding your take on math ed. (that you mentioned earlier).
I think that you're right on at your site, especially with regard to Saxon. Ray's looks good too, but I think number sheet drills should also be used.
ReplyDeleteAs I mentioned separately, with Saxon, if you keep up a good pace and don't take summers off, you can basically skip a lot of the time-consuming stuff, such as the early sections of the pre-Algebra books, and the tests, as the spiral approach covers all of the necessary review. Once you do that, you can really whip through these books, and still give your kid a great math education (or at least good enough for my kid to be straight A at the college level).
Take care, and best of luck
Bob Levy
Houston, TX