Math people: R&S math then CLE math?

[Colleen in NS]

I saw this mentioned on another thread, and it's something I never considered. When I called the R&S rep here in Canada today, she told me that her church school goes from R&S book 8 right into CLE high school math - she says they are similar programs.

Has anyone gone through the R&S math books to the end of book 8, then continued on with CLE math? If so, how did the transition go? What is your opinion of CLE high school math? I looked on their website and it seems it goes up to Algebra II, then "functions/trig" and I'm not really sure what that last course is all about. Is it a pre-cal course? Do they not have a calculus course (I couldn't find one)?

I will be looking in the next couple of years for a math sequence to take us (after R&S book 8) from algebra to calculus, preferably with one publisher all the way through.

Thanks!

[MIch elle]

I would suggest switching to CLE math earlier. R&S math doesn't do much algebra through gr 8. I think by the time you get to gr. 9, CLE will have a new algebra program(sunrise) and your dc will be expected to know more algebra than they had in R&S.

I switched my youngest to CLE math 5 this yr. from R&S math. CLE math 6 & 7 have a lot of algebra (I bought them to look ahead). My oldest did R&S math 3-6, 8.

[Colleen in NS]

I would suggest switching to CLE math earlier. R&S math doesn't do much algebra through gr 8. I think by the time you get to gr. 9, CLE will have a new algebra program(sunrise) and your dc will be expected to know more algebra than they had in R&S.

I switched my youngest to CLE math 5 this yr. from R&S math. CLE math 6 & 7 have a lot of algebra (I bought them to look ahead). My oldest did R&S math 3-6, 8.

Well, I was more trying to figure out what exactly the high school CLE program was. It doesn't sound like it goes to Calculus, though, which is what I was looking for. I'm happy to stick with R&S through book 8, though, as I've read here several times that it is good preparation to go into an algebra program. I'm going to keep an eye on the CLE high school offerings, though.

Thank you!