Joanna Murphy

Hi all--

My 12 yo son wants to take a computer programming course at the JC. To begin meeting the
prereqs. he would like to take an online math course--probably beginning with K-12. Before
getting too deep with any program, I wanted to find out if anyone has had success and a
positive experience, and with which ones. Any recommendations? Thanks, Joanna

Judi Lawson

Hi Joanna
This is Judi Lawson and probably have an answer for your question. I am in India these days on my vacation and have found a company which provides Online math class( It has already been doing it from past many years and have contracts with many state governments in US). My own chlid is planning to join it. I made my child to go for a free demo with them and he is really very impressed, me too. I heard that Indians are great at math and yes, now i am assured and the best part is, that you can get the session scheduled according to your comfort timings. If you feel interested to go for a free demo or want to explore more about them, i am giving you an id for that...Please contact them according to your convenience and yes they offer you a plan via which you can recover your cost as well as can get a few extra dollars every month( do ask them about it!!!).
here the id: maths_help@...

Hope your son would love it!!!
If you need any help, please feel free to contact me even.

Take care
Judi


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Sandra Dodd

So because I allowed the question, I allowed the answer, but how and
where to pay for formal education isn't a good use of this group.
There are maybe a badillion other lists where people can better
review formal learning.

It's not that formal learning's a taboo, but too much discussion of
formal learning and recommendations of saving money by selling formal
learning are just not going to lead us to more and better discussion
of natural learning. I'm not saying people shouldn't discuss that
anywhere, just that it's not the purpose of this list.

Sandra, who's leaving town soon, so if anyone wants to argue, Monday
would be a better time

(but in those two days of waiting, people could find countless lists
where the discussion of online math programs would be more welcome)

wisdomalways5

--- In [email protected], Sandra Dodd <Sandra@...>
wrote:
>
> So because I allowed the question, I allowed the answer, but how
and
> where to pay for formal education isn't a good use of this
group.
> There are maybe a badillion other lists where people can better
> review formal learning.
>
> It's not that formal learning's a taboo, but too much discussion
of
> formal learning and recommendations of saving money by selling
formal
> learning are just not going to lead us to more and better
discussion
> of natural learning. I'm not saying people shouldn't discuss
that
> anywhere, just that it's not the purpose of this list.
>
> Sandra, who's leaving town soon, so if anyone wants to argue,
Monday
> would be a better time
>
> (but in those two days of waiting, people could find countless
lists
> where the discussion of online math programs would be more welcome)
>


Perhaps the better question or answer would be "why" the poster
feels the need to have an online math program as compared to
learning math naturally in everyday life.

Sandra Dodd

-=-Perhaps the better question or answer would be "why" the poster
feels the need to have an online math program as compared to
learning math naturally in everyday life. -=-

Theoretically, I suppose.

But she explained in the first post why.

I don't mind her getting answers to her questions, but I'm less happy
with answers that turn into sales pitches.

Sandra

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Meredith

--- In [email protected], "Joanna Murphy"
<ridingmom@...> wrote:
>Before
> getting too deep with any program, I wanted to find out if anyone
has had success and a
> positive experience, and with which ones. Any recommendations?

Assuming the "requirements" are "high school math" you might look
into getting copies of the math sections of the common standarized
tests - the GED, SAT and/or ACT. Any big-chain bookstore should have
them. There are lots of "ifs" but it may be that all he needs is a
quick tutorial as to how various problems are presented and what the
symbols mean, or that he just needs to work in one area. Going
through the test with him would give you both and idea of that.

I used to tutor math in a GED program and most people only needed
help in one or two areas. Taking a K-12 math course on line seems
like overkill, unless it was the sort of thing where he could glance
at a section and say "okay, I know that" and move on or skip around
if he wants. Its a total waste of his time (imnsho) to take courses
in basic skills that he can do on a calculator, as long as he
understands the concepts.

---Meredith (Mo 5.5, Ray 13)

Judi Lawson

hi friends
Yes i really agree with Meredith and Joanna. I too felt the need to ask these questions as Rolly( my daughter ) is not that bad in the subject and knows a good chunk of her grade's math. It will take me sometime to clearify my doubts also and probably Meredith is right as she has an experience in the field. Lets see. I will mail to the id again and find out or ask my brother to find out more about their service as he lives in the same province, but that can take some time.If you want, mail your doubts yourself and find it out.

Take care
Judi



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Joanna Murphy

Sorry Sandra--

I wish I had asked for responses offline--I didn't really want to discuss--and I didn't post
on another list because this is the only list I'm on right now. I was hoping to hear from an
unschooling parent whether they had success with anything that had worked for their kids
in a flexible sort of "unschooly" way, but I'm realizing I didn't actually say that. I have
great respect for the acummulated wisdom of those on this list and thought that there
may have been those who had been down this road.

I apologize for beginning a discussion--that was not my intention--but of course I should
have known that's what's going to happen on a discussion list! :-) Joanna





--- In [email protected], Sandra Dodd <Sandra@...> wrote:
>
> So because I allowed the question, I allowed the answer, but how and
> where to pay for formal education isn't a good use of this group.
> There are maybe a badillion other lists where people can better
> review formal learning.
>
> It's not that formal learning's a taboo, but too much discussion of
> formal learning and recommendations of saving money by selling formal
> learning are just not going to lead us to more and better discussion
> of natural learning. I'm not saying people shouldn't discuss that
> anywhere, just that it's not the purpose of this list.
>
> Sandra, who's leaving town soon, so if anyone wants to argue, Monday
> would be a better time
>
> (but in those two days of waiting, people could find countless lists
> where the discussion of online math programs would be more welcome)
>

Joanna Murphy

Oops--I meant to say offlist, not offline!

--- In [email protected], "Joanna Murphy" <ridingmom@...> wrote:
>

>
> I wish I had asked for responses offline--