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Math 65: An Incremental Development, 2nd Edition, Teacher's Edition

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This book is being used by my grandsons 6th grade, and I am helping him with his homework. I have three university degrees, including Bachelor, Master, and Doctorate in science, business, and economics. And I have taught at the university graduate and undergrate level for more than twenty years. I was astounded at the efficient and advanced technique used by the author, Stephen Hake, to gradually introduce most basic concepts of logic, arithmetic, alegebra, geometry,and other subjects to my 12 year old student in this book, in a practical manner with practical every day applications, so that he absorbed them as by osmosis, without actually knowing it. This will provide him with a solid foundation for the four years of mathematics he will receive in high school, and for his later studies at university level. Hake does this without muddying up the young students mind with such distracting technical terms as "algebra, geometry, solid geometry, trigonometry, logic,and other subjects," by introducing the basic concepts of each subject with practical problems that require the student to, unwittingly, apply them.

My 12 year old daughter is just completing Math 65. WOW!
Although not produced with Special Learning students in mind, the incremental learning is ideal for slower learning or learning disabled students. My daughter has always struggled mightily with Math concepts. She has made tremendous strides using this program. New concepts are introduced slowly and previously learned concepts are reinforced at each lesson. Each lesson includes a practice, some mental math and problems. At the start it took an hour at school and up to an hour at home to complete the lesson. She now gets each lesson done in under an hour! (It is set up for one lesson a day). I highly recommend this book, and I'm looking forward to using the next books in the series.

The Saxon math series kicked off with two wonderful books: 54 and 65. I was able to obtain 65 from one of my classmates because I needed some extra review in math. I LOVE IT! I used the book in 5th grade and had minimal struggle. The book starts with the simple concepts like addition and subtraction and slowly moves into fractions and missing number problems. Unlike the flop 76, rather than having surprise questions with no teaching, this book only throws surprise questions in after the concept was taught. The lessons are short making them relaxed rather than tense and the practices are short and to the point as well. Also, the mental math section at the beginning of each lesson helps students warm up on their addition, subtraction and whatever else skills they need to succeed. The appendix has a well written glossary and supplimental practice set for selected lessons to help endorse concepts. The books 150 lessons always have something new that'll help you; never an old concept. I highly reccomend this book whether you're just looking for some review or help or teach a class. Reccomended grade 4/5 for teachers. (Note: If you have to to get past the awful 76 for 6/7, use 65 and spare your students. You can always teach new concepts to keep them ahead.)

I love it. It progresses at a better pace than Saxon 54 for kids who are comming off of Saxon 3 and excel in math. My daughter got frustrated with how much review of easier material there was in 54 and I was concerned with how little new material there was in 54 from 3 so we decided to skip ahead to 65.

I would highly recommend Saxon Math 6/5. I am a resource teacher in a middle school. I have been searching for a math program that is structured in a manner that would help children with learning disabilities master basic math skills in a positive way. This year I have been using Saxon Math 3, 5/4, and 6/5 with my students. Due to the large range of abilities in my students and the need to diversify instruction, I have been using all three books.

People with learning disabilities need to have more practices to learn a skill and the skill needs to be revisited frequently, Saxon Math products provide a systematic structure to allow students to progress.

I am so pleased with Saxon math, I have bought used books through Amazon for my students. I have purchased these books with my own money when my school budget was cut to $75.00 last spring. This is the first time in my twenty two years of teaching that each of my students have a math book. I am confident that Saxon math will help me provide the best instruction for my students.

The condition of the books I have received have been very good and delivery has been timely. Description of the books were accurate.

We homeschooled our kids over a period of years, and Saxon Math, including Math 65, was always our choice for math texts. I also teach in a classical Christian school where we use Saxon Math as well. I find that for most students, if they will take the time to read the lesson well, do all of the problems, and then rework any problems they miss then they will achieve a high degree of mastery of the material at hand.

The greatest advantage of Saxon Math is that each lesson provides practice not only for the new problems but also built-in review for every kind of problem the student has previously encountered. Math 65 is no exception to the rule that Saxon Math texts help students learn math well. After Math 65, all of my kids who have taken it were definitely ready to move on to the next level.

In general, Saxon Math, including Math 65, is highly recommended. It is especially ideal for homeschooling families.

My son is in 4th grade and has just been moved up a level in Math. His school uses Saxon Math as a supplement for children who need/want enhancement. His teacher has them work in this book independently. We purchased one for home as well and our son totally loves it. He works on his own at home in the book. The instructions are easy enough that our son requires little help from us. He completes the lessons on his own (without having to be prompted), and feels a great sense of accomplishment. This Saxon Math book gets a 10 from us. V.Minor-Colorado.

Our children used Saxon from 54 to 87, then moved on to advanced math, calculus and physics and they have excelled with this method. Although my background doesn't include an emphasis in math, my husband's education and professional life is steeped in mathematics. He's enthusiastic about Saxon because it creates a strong foundation in the subject.

Admittedly, solving 30+ problems a lesson can be a challenge, however, this process increases one's speed and accuracy over time and as my daughter said, it helped her "to make peace with math." Math is like learning how to play a musical instrument; it takes practice and self-discipline, but it's well worth the effort. Understanding math, like being proficient at reading and writing, is one of those practical skills that make life so much easier.

Using this incremental method of learning made homeschooling through high school a breeze and our college-age children sailed through their college math courses as well. In hindsight, it would be easy to choose it again.

We love Saxon in our house because it is so thorough and reviews regularly what the children have learned. No forgotten concepts here! One of my favorite parts is that next to each problem is the number of the chapter where the concept was covered. This makes it easy for the child (and me) to know where to go back for review if the child misses a problem that is from a previous chapter. The DIVE CDs that teach the Saxon books are outstanding as well.

(This review is written on my son's account)

When I began homeschooling our two sons, I was anxious about math. I am truly math phobic. One year (our boys were seven and nine) I was at a homeschooling convention and noticed the Saxon series on display. I bought it more or less on a whim. Wow! It was fantastic! I had tried other programs and media but poor teaching techniques can come in many forms. So after wasting mucho bucks on other books and videos, I was apprehensive. I won't bother describing the program as others have done a fine job. But allow me to relate two incidents.

My mother was with me in the dining room trying to help me figure how to measure a half circle window so I could purchase the right amount of fabric. My older son, ten years old at the time, passed through the room to join his friends and stopped to see what we were so perplexed by. It took less than a minute for him to get the right answer using geometry. I had planned to spend a lot more for this project but saved a bundle after taking his figure to the store.

My younger son decided to enter the navy years later and impressed the recruiter by passing the entry test with a ninety nine per cent on math. No one in that office had ever seen a score like that.

I really dig this system and now I'm using it for myself to prove that I can handle math. Buy it! You'll love how easy it is!