Posted on 02/08/2020 12:03:25 PM PST by WmShirerAdmirer
(Video)This gentleman is very angry and he uses a lot of profane and vulgar language but he has a point. He helped his young nephew do his home work, all the answers were right, but the teacher gave the kid an F grade because he did not use COMMON CORE, and it didn't matter whether he arrived at the right answers. He got an F because he didn't follow "directions" and show on paper in detail the "Common Core" process or method with right, wrong or no answers at all, (Truth ?, that is what she told the uncle when he wanted to know why the boy got an F). See for yourself.
Geometry, all that busywork, when I could see the correct answer without going through all those steps. My teacher couldn’t figure out how I always had the correct answer without going through the proofs. I don’t know how, I just saw it.
When I worked in interior design, I never carried paint or fabric samples when shopping for jobs, it was all in my head. I saw the colors and could match them perfectly from memory.
We did Saxon though algebra, then a very hands on geometry program, I forget the name. For higher maths, we used a co-op. Same with higher sciences, we used a co-op.
My daughter uses Singapore and Life of Fred. She thinks both are really good, but sequencing is different so standardized testing could be affected.
Rainbow Resource Catalogue for ideas, a shop or online source that sells used curriculum for grammar, math and science, and a library card.
I recommend the printed catalog, such fun, like a Sears Christmas Wish Book for homeschool moms. It’s huge!
https://www.rainbowresource.com/
Wish I could have had your type of mind my sophomore year... math nearly ruined my great grade point average! Very happy for you.
Low cost homeschooling:
Robinson Curriculum - If you know the theory here you can
use the library to get through this curriculum. You can buy Robinson Curriculum very cheaply secondhand.
Sonlight: Used, whole Cores of Sonlight can be bought for $150-$200. Then you can re-sell for about what you paid because it is non-consumable. Math will probably need to be added in but there are lots of low cost alternatives.
It just doesn’t cost much to give your kids a really good education.
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