I have a fifth grader using Geometry, a third grader using D, and a Kindergartener using A. We do one book a year, but at the advice of the consultant (Julie I think) I met at a recent conference, we are going to take 2 years to do Geometry, and play lots of games.

We are enrolled in an umbrella school, and my consultant would like to know what our plans are beyond geometry. Julie told me of a series of video courses that are a good fit with the Right Start program for after Geometry. Unfortunately, I cannot find the promotional literature that she gave me.

Could someone tell me the name of this video series, and give me a link? I know we're still a couple of years away, but it's nice to know where we're going.

After the Geometric Approach we recommend VideoText. Here is their link: http://www.videotext.com/

I am looking into VideoText. It looks interesting, however, it is pretty pricey. Are there any viable non-video options?

Aisha

Hello Aisha,

I don't know of any that I would recommend.
You may want to check out Borders or Amazon.com and search under algebra, or algebra visual, and see if anything interests you.

They have a Trig. and Pre-cal. I am looking into at this time that looks helpful.

I know some people like Teaching Textbooks, but the truth is that most of the programs are turning out the same type of algebra students that the public schools are turning out. And one dean of a junior college told me that the vast majority of the students coming from high school are at least two years behind in math.

So VT may seem expensive on the outset, I would weight the cost in the long run. I am personally using VT and have found it beneficial.

Please let me know if you have any more questions. You can email me directly at Carissa@alabacus.com .

Thank you for giving your child a RightStart in Math,

Carissa
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I'm sorry I never replied sooner, I had trouble logging in later, and then I forgot about it.

Thank you so much for the information