TT vs. MUS

[Teresa in MO]

I have a 6th grader who is doing TT 7 this year. She will do Pre-Algebra next year in 7th grade. She is NOT a mathy kid. I would like to start a math curriculum next year and continue with it all through high school. So, I am debating between TT Pre-Algebra and MUS Pre-Algebra. Any thoughts or comparisons of both programs throughout high school would be appreciated.

[Pam L in Mid Tenn]

I've used both. TT Pre-Algebra was a good fit for my girls. And MUS was best for my boys. (actually youngest boy isn't to Pre Al yet).

The main reason I switched away from TT was that my kids became too dependent upon those solutions. If a problem was difficult, they would skip it and then go back and watch the solution.

I've done alot of switching with math. In the end MUS is the best fit for our family. I don't have a problem with doing something different for a short season.... Em and Chris did Lial's BCM for a while........ but we'll stay with MUS as our main curriculum.

[Willow]

I also have used both. TT did NOT work for us at all, but I see you have been using it already. Our problem was the spiral approach, ds would forget what he was supposed to have learnt for that lesson by the time we got to question 12 or 13. He had totally forgotten by the next day, so we would be teaching (reviewing) 5 or 6 lessons every day. With MUS we stay on the lesson until he masters it.

Generally I would say stick with what works for you. If you like TT and it works for you, why change?