Math 54

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Summary: Don't get this book, no matter how cheap! Burn if given!
Review: As a homeschooling mom and someone who understands math, I give you this advice. Do NOT under any circumstances force your child into this method of 'learning' math, as it will doom them to slow, painful understanding of what should be a very enjoyable subject and will leave them unprepared to deal with higher math concepts. Saxon's misguided and experimental method of teaching math concepts is a spell of doom to any student who wants to then move on to an understanding of the principles and properties of math, or to apply them in science or engineering. Arithmetic has been around since the Arabians, and many brilliant people have figured out over thousands of years the easiest and most effective way to teach the subject. Saxon's new ideas are not an improvement in the least and in fact make math confusing, boring, and tedious.

If cost is an issue, I would recommend that homeschooling parents instead check out McGraw-Hill's excellent interactive textbook subscription service for inexpensive access to an exciting and interactive presentation of well-proven methods for teaching math concepts.

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Summary: Saxon Math 54
Review: Excellent math program for homeschooling students. I have used various other titles and found the Saxon math program to be the best for all 3 of my children. The best part is the step by step approach to learning. Each day, a new topic is introduced as well as a review of all the previous topics. Students retain more and do better on achievement tests. For example, when studying fractions, you learn a little at a time and always review from before. You don't just do fractions for a chapter and never see them again until your annual achievement test.

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Summary: The Best !
Review: Saxon Math can hardly be called experimental. I've been using it with my children for over eleven years, and it wasn't new then. All four of my grown children used Saxon. One is now an Artificial Intelligence Engineer (working as a computational linguist), one is a computer science major graduating in a few weeks, and another is a microbiologist. The fourth owns his own business as an electrician. I owe much of this success to Saxon-I am no math genius, so don't be afraid to teach your own children with this program. It works!

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Summary: Suitable for teaching elementary school math
Review: This book can be used to teach introductory mathematics to elementary level students, whether in a formal classroom or in a home school setting. The print is large and clear, there are many diagrams and most concepts are explained in more than one way.
There are 120 lessons, starting with the basics of addition and going through all of the basic arithmetic operations and their many uses. Whole numbers, decimal numbers and fractions are covered, including word problems. Each lesson starts with a short one or two page section of new material, which is then following by a two-part problem section. The first part is a set of problems over the section and the second is a collection of problems using concepts covered to that point. The order of presentation is sound, nothing is introduced before all the appropriate preliminaries have been examined.
If you are looking for a textbook for elementary school mathematics or are searching for additional challenges for your child, then this book will serve your purposes.

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Summary: Buy this no matter what the cost!!
Review: We did this series starting with Math 3. It is SOOOOO good, nothing compares. My son, who is deaf, had an easy time learning math with this.