hpymomof3
06-19-2008, 10:00 PM
I'm still unsure what to do about math for my ds (5th grade) and dd (8th grade). Both of them will be attending the private school that their older sister attends starting in 9th grade.
For my oldest dd I talked to a counselor the spring before she was going to start 8th grade at home. Even though dd was ready to start algebra in 8th grade the counselor (who seemed very anti-homeschooling) persuaded me to have dd take algebra freshman year, which apparently was the norm for "average students". The problem is that this year my dd started as a sophomore at the private school she attends and she is "behind" in math. At this school they usually take algebra in 7th or 8th grade.
My other dd will be starting 8th grade in a few months. She completed Lial's BCM in May and also did a few lessons in the BJU pre-algebra book. My plan is to have her do Lial's Intro to algebra in 8th grade so that she can take geometry her freshman year. Now I am worried though because I read on the high school board that sometimes students have difficulty going from BCM straight to algebra. She is pretty strong in math.
I'm also trying to plan math for my ds (5th grade). He is strong in math and finished the Bob Jones 5th grade book in May. I was planning on having him do BJU 6th grade this year but when I look at that book and the 7th grade book it seems that most of it is review of what he has already learned up until now. I was almost thinking about having him do BCM in 5th and 6th grade but I'm worried that it would be too mature for him. I'm also nervous about him doing algebra in 7th grade because that means that I would have to teach him geometry in 8th and geometry is definitely not my strong point.
Any suggestions as to how I could schedule his math for the next few years that would best prepare him for high school? Do you think I should just aim for him to start geometry freshman year or algebra 2 freshman year? I would also like to use the books that I have at home if possible. I have BJU up through 8th grade, Lial's BCM, Lials Intro to Algebra and Chalkboard algebra, which I haven't really used.
I'd also appreciate input regarding my dd and if you think it will be ok for her to start algebra after just doing BCM.
For my oldest dd I talked to a counselor the spring before she was going to start 8th grade at home. Even though dd was ready to start algebra in 8th grade the counselor (who seemed very anti-homeschooling) persuaded me to have dd take algebra freshman year, which apparently was the norm for "average students". The problem is that this year my dd started as a sophomore at the private school she attends and she is "behind" in math. At this school they usually take algebra in 7th or 8th grade.
My other dd will be starting 8th grade in a few months. She completed Lial's BCM in May and also did a few lessons in the BJU pre-algebra book. My plan is to have her do Lial's Intro to algebra in 8th grade so that she can take geometry her freshman year. Now I am worried though because I read on the high school board that sometimes students have difficulty going from BCM straight to algebra. She is pretty strong in math.
I'm also trying to plan math for my ds (5th grade). He is strong in math and finished the Bob Jones 5th grade book in May. I was planning on having him do BJU 6th grade this year but when I look at that book and the 7th grade book it seems that most of it is review of what he has already learned up until now. I was almost thinking about having him do BCM in 5th and 6th grade but I'm worried that it would be too mature for him. I'm also nervous about him doing algebra in 7th grade because that means that I would have to teach him geometry in 8th and geometry is definitely not my strong point.
Any suggestions as to how I could schedule his math for the next few years that would best prepare him for high school? Do you think I should just aim for him to start geometry freshman year or algebra 2 freshman year? I would also like to use the books that I have at home if possible. I have BJU up through 8th grade, Lial's BCM, Lials Intro to Algebra and Chalkboard algebra, which I haven't really used.
I'd also appreciate input regarding my dd and if you think it will be ok for her to start algebra after just doing BCM.