Homeschoolers Beware, Saxon Math Aligns to Common Core

Filed in Common Core State Standards by on February 14, 2013 • 5 Comments

From Houghton Mifflin Harcourt re. Saxon Math:

Saxon Math makes it easy for you to empower your all of your students to Master the Common Core State Standards and excel on the Common Core Assessments.

The Common Core State Standards state that standards are coherent if they are articulated over time as a sequence of topics and performances that are logical and reflect, where appropriate, the sequential or hierarchical nature of the disciplinary content from which the subject matter derrives (sic).

Greater coherence through a curriculum that is articulated over time leads to mastery of the Common Core State Standards. Saxon Math accomplishes this through its incremental, distributed pedagogy that builds upon concepts throughout the year, articulating them over time. This allows students to gain deep understanding and long-term mastery of the Common Core State Standards.

Saxon continues to publish earlier editions, but how long before they go out of print?

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  • Joy Pullmann

    Guess I’m using my mom’s books for my kids. We also might go with Singapore.

    • http://shanevanderhart.com/ Shane Vander Hart

      My wife and I have used Math U See which we have been happy with.

  • Josephine (D)

    I used Saxon Math all my years of homeschooling. I always hated it.

  • Chemist mom

    I love the Rod and Staff math. We have used it for first and second grades, and it is fantastic. There is ample review without it being boring, and my kids love the speed drills and extra worksheets that go along with the lessons. It seems to be very “old school’ in format, and it is working great for us.

  • frog97

    miquon for me and my family now…we were using saxon and really liked it at times

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