Math Opinions - PLEASE help !

[evalynn68]

Hello all -
I am REALLY STRUGGLING with math for my dd age 11.
My DD (age 11 - 6th grade) is VERY self motivated.
She completed TEACHING TEXTBOOKS Pre-Alg from June - Nov (by her choice !) with a 97 % average on tests.
She went onto TEACHING TEXTBOOKS Algebra I and is almost 2/3 of the way done. She has a 98 % average on tests.

I am NOT sure what to do FOR MATH next year.
She is part of Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth - however - I don't want to pay for EGPY.

I don't think TT is challenging her enough.
HOWEVER, I am not good at math - and need something she can do on her own.

Jacobs ?
TT ?
LIAL ?
Chalkdust ?
Video Textbook ?
AoPS ?

There are so many - I really don't know where to start.
I would love to find something she can do independently (which is why I chose TT) and work through.

I want to challenge her more ....
Pros/Cons to other programs...
I am ALL EARS here - PLEASE HELP !

Eva

[AngieW in Texas]

I would try Kinetic Books Algebra I. It's a complete algebra course that covers everything it's supposed to cover, where TT deliberately delays topics. They don't have a Geometry, but they plan to have Algebra II available later this year. They are trying to get it out by Fall.

Kinetic Books is done entirely on the computer and most of the problems have immediate feedback. It does not have solutions available, but many of the instant feedback problems have a "help" option which steps you through to the solution.

Jacobs is also an excellent program (again, I'd have her do algebra for what TT skips), but it doesn't have a solution guide either, just an answer key.

KB is definitely intended to be self-teaching.

[Sharon in MD]

I have been really very happy with going the Jacob's to Foerster route, using Jacobs for AL I and Geometry and then using Foerster for Al II and then Precalc with trig....but I did find it necessary to work alongside my son at least some of the time.

I hear what you are saying about the cost of the JHU/EPGY stuff....we did two computer science classes through them and while they were great, they were also awfully expensive.

Another option might be to look at Thinkwell...:001_huh:.I kinda like thinkwell and kinda don't like thinkwell. But they are what JHU CTY uses for some of their self paced distance ed.

Some people have talked about using a hotmath subscription to thinkwell as an aide to their math courses too. That might be another way to help. I also saw a post on here yesterday where someone cited an Algebra homework solver website that was just dynamite....search this board for a post in the last couple of days asking for help with an algebra problem and you'll find a link to the helper site. I didn't have a chance to really look at it carefully, but it looked pretty cool on the surface.

[Maverick]

I have a 12 yo 7th grader who is a "natural" at math. He did Foerster algebra I last year and is now doing Jacobs geometry--mainly because I didn't know any other route besides just keep going in the "typical" math sequence. I just discovered the Art of Problem Solving math textbooks and I ordered the Probability and Number theory books. I think they will be a fun break from geometry and slow him down a bit from the fast track while allowing him to broaden his math experience. I haven't recieved them yet so I can't really tell you any more about them. Check out the link. http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Books/AoPS_B_Texts_FAQ.php
I believe there is also a forum at the AoPS site, you might want to check that out, too.