TT jumps around but like Christie said that is a spiral. My dh who is a math professor likes TT because of this. He said kids need to go back and refresh on things that they have already learned over and over. With mastery you learn and move on. What he sees in his college students is that they don’t remember things they learned long ago…they may have “mastered” it way back then but “forgot” it later..college!
He has tutored a high school homeschooler who used and did use TT while he was tutoring and found that he knew his material only because it was brought back up again! The reason for tutoring was the homeschooler was in higher math, and he was not “getting” just a few things. That is when he brought TT to my attention way before we started using it!
TT also has a workbook to help w/ practicing. And as the lessons move on, since it is spiral, you will practice again and again! Now, maybe some students don’t need to be refreshed..they just understand and never have to see that material again or for a long while…hence MUS working well for them! Also, both my ds could just not understand/see how MUS works. One of my ds can do math in his head but has difficulty on paper! And forget about manipulatives! I mentioned in another post how he can add/subtract almost as fast as hubby if not faster at times! His brain is just wired different!
Both sons are doing well w/ TT and love it!! They really LOVE it! And occasionally I will pull out some worksheets that are not in the workbook just to do more practice. Not because TT is lacking but because dh thinks the more they do over and over the more likely they will do better on harder math!
Have you looked on TT website at the samples? Also, many people complain it is behind in grades. My dh says there is nothing wrong w/ them re-learning math over again. And if they finish it quickly, good for them! Just move on! He is very math minded. And sees the deteriation of math in college students!He is having to go back and explain things that they should have already learned!
Now I am not against MUS..obviously it works for many people! For some kids it doesn’t. And that is okay! 🙂
BTW, I would include some math games too! Along w/ some computer math games! They really do help! And if you purchase TT and don’t like it you can always resell it! The value of both MUS and TT really doesn’t go down..they are both “wanted” in the hs community!
If you have more questions, you can PM me! 🙂
HTH