Archive for September, 2008

Math TV - An Algebra Student’s Best Friend

MathTV Review
The videos at mathtv.com may be the best thing that ever happened to your math curriculum!
These videos are short 1-3 minute videos featuring solutions to math problems shown by as many as 4 different instructors, often including a solution in Spanish as well! So you have your choice of instructors for each problem. There [...]

Homeschooler Fights Special Test To Join Army

A Virginia homeschool graduate was required to take a GED in order to enlist in the army, even though he graduated from a high school with high grades. In addition this student took several college courses while a senior in highschool. The article did not specify whether the high school was public or private. Read [...]

How To Teach Homeschool Math and Algebra

I helped teach my oldest son learn Algebra at home. He has learned Algebra up through Elementary Algebra quite well, and without an excessive amount of my help. He is fairly bright, but this did not come naturally. Here is what we have already done:

Make sure the student has a solid foundation in basic mathematics. [...]