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Carrie/Julie,

Is the plan to use Foerster's Algebra 2/Trig program with Math Without Borders again in the new American History program? If so, is this done over 2 years, or one? Does it go on the transcript as Algebra 2 one year and Trig the next? Or Algebra 2/Trig in one year??

I need to decide whether to do this at home again or sign him up for a class. I'm not "mathy."

Thanks!

Hi Mamochka5,

Sorry ,I don't have any advice for you, but I do have a question.

I am not "mathy" either. I am wondering if you used Forester's Algebra I successfully with your student?

Hi Lynn,

Yes. My son enjoyed using Foerster's and the Math Without Borders videos. The book is written and organized in a straightforward manner, which I like. All that said, my son did most of it independently because he (unlike me) is a mathy kid. I did find that some assignments took him a really long time to complete because even though he had "10 problems" to complete, each had 5 or 6 sub-questions. I may have made a mistake with the way I assigned it (?) I'm not sure. To me, I like the way it's taught much better than Saxon, for example.

Hope that helps!

Hi Liz! Carrie will be posting more details in an upcoming sneak peek about this, but the short answer is 'yes,' Foerster's Algebra 2 will be one of the the choices for Algebra 2 in the upcoming AH1 guide. The trig part will not be part of that year, to my understanding, but rather an option for part of/all the next year, depending on a student's future plans post-high school. We enjoyed Foerster's Algebra 1 very much with our oldest ds. I liked the textbook approach because with the detailed step-by-step answer key, I could pop in and help more easily. I also loved Carrie's suggestions in the WG Introduction for pacing, # of problems to do, teaching, etc. We followed it exactly and had a great year. We plan to use Foerster's Algebra 2 next year. HTH!

In Christ,
Julie

Julie,

Even though your post isn't quite a sneak peek....it is about as good as one!!! Thanks for letting us know.

We completed through Chapter 8 of Foerster's Algebra 2 before breaking for summer. It's been going well for us!