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We home educate and the Khan Academy has been absolutely fantastic for supplementing the math curriculum we use (Saxon). Saxon is great, and the kids use it as
by joelhooks 16y ago
We home educate and the Khan Academy has been absolutely fantastic for supplementing the math curriculum we use (Saxon). Saxon is great, and the kids use it as a self-study device with great success for years, but watching Sal do his thing is a great way to get some humanity into the maths.
- salemh 16y agoKhan is a great supplemental tool and probably could not replace an 8 hour (different argument as to the effectiveness of such) "regular" school day. However, why not start even just a year-long study as to the effectiveness of Khan Academy being used within a syllabus for coursework as a supplemental resource or help for the students. Not all of the many video's of Khan Academy would be applicable to a teachers curriculum (like the category for Statistics as a whole has 66 videos). Some studies on the effectiveness of lack thereof would put most of the argument to rest. Though a very comprehensive study would include a Bill Gates esque full-online Khan Academy only program, perhaps 50% usage, 25% usage, etc.
- tokenadult 16y agosupplementing the math curriculum we use (Saxon) For homeschooling, I much prefer Miquon Math http://www.keypress.com/x6252.xml http://www.keypress.com/x6252.xml for starting out my children, and then the Singapore Primary Mathematics materials (which now have an edition aligned to United States curriculums standards) http://www.singaporemath.com/Primary_Mathematics_Stds_Ed_s/134.htm http://www.singaporemath.com/Primary_Mathematics_Stds_Ed_s/1... followed up by the Gelfand textbooks http://www.amazon.com/Algebra-Israel-M-Gelfand/dp/0817636773 http://www.amazon.com/Algebra-Israel-M-Gelfand/dp/0817636773 http://www.amazon.com/Method-Coordinates-I-M-Gelfand/dp/0817635335/ http://www.amazon.com/Method-Coordinates-I-M-Gelfand/dp/0817... http://www.amazon.com/Functions-Graphs-Dover-Books-Mathematics/dp/0486425649/ http://www.amazon.com/Functions-Graphs-Dover-Books-Mathemati... http://www.amazon.com/Trigonometry-I-M-Gelfand/dp/0817639144/ http://www.amazon.com/Trigonometry-I-M-Gelfand/dp/0817639144... appropriately supplemented by ALEKS http://www.aleks.com http://www.aleks.com and EPGY http://epgy.stanford.edu/district/info.html http://epgy.stanford.edu/district/info.html
- joelhooks 16y agoHey, thanks for all the great links.