Someone please talk me out of SM PM Standards edition...

[Mary in GA]

I don't need this, but I think I want it because its NEW and a little DIFFERENT. I have been through Singapore one and a half times. Started with 4 for ds years ago and am now finishing 6 with dd. Littlest dd is doing RS A for K which is driving me nuts. I like the idea and thought I wanted something more scripted this year for a change, but I really didn't. I'm struggling through RS, and I plan to begin Singapore with this dd in the fall. I own ALL the HIGs from 2A to 6B plus several supplementary books in various conditions of usage for all levels. So as we go along, replacing the textbooks and workbooks will be cheap.

For some reason I have none of the 1 books. So I thought it would be nice to try the new Standards edition. But what if I really like it and want to continue it after 1st? That would make no sense economically. Maybe I shouldn't put myself in the way of temptation? I think I'm whining here. I need someone to talk sense to me! Thanks!
Mary

[cbollin]

I'll try. ;)

You don't live in California,right? So you don't need it. Stick with the regular one.

-crystal

[inashoe]

Would the HIG work with the new workbooks ? How different are they ?
Or have you taught it enough that you won't need an HIG ?

I understand your dilema.
I have a similar situation in that my first three are close in age, so whatever edition / version I used for the first is still current for the third child.
But by time the fourth child comes around, 3 years later, and then the fifth child a further 4 years later, many newer editions are out. Not to mention completely different curriculum choices.

Do I stick with what worked for the first three, I have taught it enough so I know it backwards, it worked for them so it can't be that bad, surely the newer and latest curriculum can't be *that* much different or better ?

[yvonne]

California academic standards are so incredibly high that I don't know why _any_one would not switch to a CA version of any curricula. :) Especially a curriculum that has been proven to be successful. Just think how much better Singapore Math will be now that it has been "brought up" to CA standards! And if those Singapore students adopted the CA changes, man, their math skills and understanding would be rated at the top internationally.

Oh, wait. They already do.

And where's the US? And CA in particular?

Wait. Something's wrong here.

yvonne (in CA)

[Aurelia]

California academic standards are so incredibly high that I don't know why _any_one would not switch to a CA version of any curricula. :) Especially a curriculum that has been proven to be successful. Just think how much better Singapore Math will be now that it has been "brought up" to CA standards! And if those Singapore students adopted the CA changes, man, their math skills and understanding would be rated at the top internationally.

Oh, wait. They already do.

And where's the US? And CA in particular?

Wait. Something's wrong here.

yvonne (in CA)

:lol:

[Capt_Uhura]

OK that was too funny! Thanks for the laugh!!!!

The HIGs for the US edition won't go w/ the Standards edition.

IF you need a change, I'd change completely. OH Elizabeth raves about a program that is conceptual like RS and SM. I think the SM CA edition will just give you the same thing but in a slightly different order adding in probability and statistics. For me, it wouldn't be worth the expense. How about stick w/ SM US editions and get some other fun math books like Zaccaro, Penrose, etc.

[Mary in GA]

OK. Y'all have talked me down. Yvonne, you cracked me up! I'll go back to plan A, and maybe add in some games. I have resources for that. This dd coming up likes manipulatives and games. Older dd never cared for that. She just wanted to look at the pictures and figure out how to do the math that way. SM is a great program as it is! Thanks!

Mary

[inashoe]

Yvonne, that is really funny ! :lol:

QUOTE: Results showed that 28% of California fourth-graders were proficient or better in math
taken from this page : http://ed.stanford.edu/suse/faculty/displayFacultyNews.php?tablename=notify1&id=441


If we only had 28% of homeschoolers proficient or better in math, then homeschooling would be considered a resounding failure.

[bonniebeth4]

Here's what SingaporeMath.com says about the difference
Primary Mathematics Standards edition is an adaptation of Primary Mathematics to meet the Mathematics Contents Standards for California Public Schools, adopted by the California State Board of Education in 1997 for grades 1-5 as one of the approved textbooks. It is similar to the US edition but has some rearrangement of topics and some added units, primarily in probability and data analysis, negative number, and coordinate graphing. The standards edition components are not interchangeable with the US or third edition components.

So it looks like they are pretty much the same. And not interchangeable. I'd stick with what you've got, too.