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Yes/1 To start with, 5 problems may not be enough to develop understanding of a new concept. The review is the strong point of Saxon. And there is an extreme shortage of problem solving. PS is not just a word problem, that they know they will use the concept being taught. PS should require thinking. That has always been Saxon's weak point. And he would not change to meet state requirements.

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Yes/1 To start with, 5 problems may not be enough to develop understanding of a new concept. The review is the strong point of Saxon. And there is an extreme shortage of problem solving. PS is not just a word problem, that they know they will use the concept being taught. PS should require thinking. That has always been Saxon's weak point. And he would not change to meet state requirements. **

Huh? 5 problems? Perhaps you read incorrectly. 30 problems are the usual, along with extra problems in the back of the book, for Saxon.

I'll let my daughter know she isn't up to par. Last year while in 7th grade she tested out at 10th grade level in math. She uses Saxon.

I'll let the junior and state colleges near me know about your opinion as well. They use Saxon.

Further, I'll email Dr Jay Wile, PhD in Nuclear Chemistry, about your findings. Not only has he written science texts, he endorses Saxon as a go along.

You may have been a math teacher...but you aren't the queen of the subject.

Thanks for the ping Dawn...even though I'm a couple weeks late. You pinged my former screen name. :o)

P.S. What would suggest students use in place of Saxon?

My son's private school used Saxon for math. He hated it, and so did I. It was very repetitive and boring. My son is gifted in math, and it was way tooooo slow for him.

We put him in public school because we hated the Saxon math so much. The public school uses Harcourt-Brace. It's much faster pace, and it has challenge sections for kids that master the lesson. My son always got the challenge sections.