[metmom]

That's good to know because my daughter actually basically put herself through Saxon Calc. She asked me for a little help and it did take some thinking and reading (it's been 18 years) but it came back. She'll be taking calc this fall in college.

She finished high school in three years and decided she wanted to go to public school for a year primarily for something to do. My son went because he wanted to do the sports thing. Since we now live in a VERY small town, we decided to give it a try. It's worked out well so far but they both told me the same thing about school. The only class they learned anything in for a long time was Spanish, which we never covered.

What's funny about Saxon Math, is that I've heard teachers criticize it but professionals, like engineers, can't say enough good about it. I looked at the public school textbook that this school uses and it covers all kinds of stuff that you would rarely use. My son told me that he found Saxon much more practical and he does have the grades to prove it. He was at the top of his class in math for the whole year (and bored out of his mind, to boot).

[cantfindagoodscreenname]

My degree is in engineering and I like Saxon, too. Good for you for being able to help your daughter out. I don't remember much past some of algebra 2, so after that, I can't help my kids with math. They're on their own, lol.

It's worked out well so far but they both told me the same thing about school. The only class they learned anything in for a long time was Spanish, which we never covered.

My second son has taken many college classes and they seemed like a waste of time for quite a while because he'd covered so much of the material at home. He's finally getting new material taking junior year computer sciences classes. And he should hit new material in calc 3 and differential equations.

My son told me that he found Saxon much more practical and he does have the grades to prove it. He was at the top of his class in math for the whole year (and bored out of his mind, to boot).

Same thing here. As a matter of fact, the head of the math department at his college asked him to tutor calculus next year. That should be interesting if the kids find out he's still in high school.

Homeschooling is great for kids who are very motivated. It's not that it's not good for other kids, but those who really love to learn can go very far. I only have one like that (highly motivated), but the other kids are still learning a lot despite not being the "I-love-to-learn" type, lol.