Math

After asking you all for information about
you and your homeschooling family,
and what curriculum you use....
I quickly found that there is a wide range
of variety.

I should have expected that since
I myself, after wasting a lot of money on
things that just didn't work for us,
use a vast variety of resources and curriculum.

Today I'd like to chat about Math.
Since that's an important core subject,
and there are lots of options out there,
I would like to hear your
thoughts on what you really like...
and don't like so much.

I have always used Saxon Math,
which I have always liked...
until Nick hit pre-algebra and I really struggled
teaching it to him. I found that I was
just getting by and that wasn't really
teaching at all.

I sought the advice of homeschool mom
extraordinaire, and my real-life good friend,
Martha.

She quickly and excitedly told me about
Teaching Textbooks.

If you aren't familiar with it, it is
so great, especially for higher level
math. It comes with a text book
and program for your computer where the
guy teaches each lesson
(not a video, just his voice while he
demonstrates on a graphic-type "chalk board").
But best of all,
for EACH and EVERY math problem,
you can pop in a separate "solutions" CD,
click on the problem in question
and the guy explains and walks you through
how to work the problem.

It is amazing!
Pricey, but amazing!

I would love to know if any of you are
familiar with this...if you like it...or not.

Other Math programs that you all liked
(based on your comments on my personal blog)
were, Sonlight, and Math U See.

So, your thoughts on Math....??