Saxon Math Warrior

Disclaimer

The purpose of A Math Warrior’s Almanac is to sell John Saxon's philosophy and methods. As a teacher and principal who used Saxon, I promote its curriculum design which, by necessity, must be available in printed books or kit forms. I am receiving no money from Saxon Publishers and I don’t care where anyone buys the material. I just urge that it be used by those who believe results matter in math education.

Another excellent source

Using John Saxon’s Math Books, How homeschool parents can successfully use them—and save money, Grades 4-12, by Art Reed at www.homeschoolwithsaxon.com.

A NEW FRONT IN THE MATH WAR

National standards for teaching mathematics and reading may be upon us if U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has his way. It looks as though he will succeed as 48 states have signed onto his proposal, along with some major education groups. (At this writing [09/2009], only Texas and Alaska have resisted this proposal.) more...

A BOOK FOR MATH WARRIORS

We cannot continue to waste children’s time while adults debate the issue of who’s got the power versus who’s got the right program in mathematics education. The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) helped implement the debacle known as “new math” in the 1960’s and has held entrenched power among politicians and education bureaucrats since they published their own “national standards” document in 1989. The U.S. Department of Education and the National Science Foundation bought into their ideological “new new math” both politically and financially with $84 million as startup money in the 1990’s and without proof that its reform ideas would work. It is still being funded, even though it has failed to produce a pattern of acceptable results for two decades. The negative impact on students’ lives and this country are immeasurable. more...

A QUIZ FOR ACTION

Do you have trouble understanding the strange math assignments in your child’s elementary and middle school materials and don’t know how to help with those lessons? That isolates you from your child’s “training” by the school system. This should not be allowed by any parent, no matter how much smarter the educators think they are than you. more...