Yes, I started that Teaching Textbook’s discussion.
I believe people are very pleased with it, that’s very clear; but I’m concerned about the many references I’ve found regarding it’s easiness. I need more info., but that is my concern; I’m not a curriculum hopper. I like that it is self-directed and has a tutor because I won’t be useful in teaching high school math, but my son especially needs a challenging curricula and I definitely see him going into a science/math based field-it’s just he way he thinks.
The thing that veers me away from MAth-u-see is that it is more teacher intensive, from my understanding. I saw SAxon has some new teaching DVD”s (DIVE) from Pre-alg to Calculus; however, it’s an incremental spiral and I don’t know how well that will will work. I’m not a fan of spiral; but maybe incremental spiral is a slower one? I don’t know-need more info.
Then there’s Singapore, which is along the same lines as Dev. Math., as it’s mastery oriented and mental math, but I don’t know how much I’ll be needed, so I need to check more into that one, too. It’s supposed to be able to followed by the child, I think.
Any views on anything I said from anyone? Personal experience? Extend the Teaching Textbooks discussion?
Thank you,
Rachel