![]() In the beginning, it is quite challenging for a child to do even 40 in five minutes. For the person who thought five minutes is not enough time to do 100 problems, well, you are right. ![]() I don't give her the book to work alone therefore, I am able to work quickly through it with her and skip problem sets that she has mastered well. This is not "fuzzy math!" I work with my daughter every day on the assignments. I assure you, there's no distortion of facts. Saxon Math is great at taking each concept, introducing it in depth, and then compounding on it throughout the book so it isn't forgotten. ![]() The only way to succeed in high school or college math is to get the facts down really well at the elementary level. Like or not, there is much repetition and memorization of facts in order to do well in math. The people who don't like it seem to have arguments like, "it's boring" or "it's not fair." You can't put on a clown suit every day and make everything fun all the time. ![]() The people who enjoy Saxon Math products seem to be highly educated themselves and tend to value a traditional mathematics education as the foundation for success in life, especially if they rely heavily upon mathematics in their professional lives.
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