With Shormann Math, using 21st Century technology to create a math course allows us to obtain valuable information revealing that, regardless of skill level, students who want to learn math, can, and Shormann Math has the tools for them to do so. For example, during quarterly exam week, students are provided with two full-length practice … Continue reading Shormann Math Builds Effective Study Habits
Shormann Math is for Everyone
A Great Question We recently received a great question about our new Shormann Algebra 1 course: Are your courses best for mathy children, or can average students also complete them? While "mathy" really isn't a word, anyone with any teaching experience knows what this parent was talking about. Some students just "get" math quicker than others. They're … Continue reading Shormann Math is for Everyone
Shormann Algebra 1: Results Matter
Why do results matter? Shormann Math builds on a solid foundation of time-tested teaching methods, including the incremental development + continual review format pioneered by John Saxon(1923-1996). And not just Saxon’s teaching methods, but his teaching thoughts as well, including his thought that Results, not methodology, should be the basis of curriculum decisions. One of … Continue reading Shormann Algebra 1: Results Matter
How Shormann Math Teaches Proof
What is proof? Proof is really nothing more than providing a reason for statements made or steps taken. In the standard American government school 3-year "layer cake" approach to high school math, the concept of proof is normally limited to some sections in the geometry layer. But proof is not a concept that is the exclusive domain … Continue reading How Shormann Math Teaches Proof
The New Shormann Math vs. Saxon Math and Common Core
Summary: If mathematics is the language of science, then fluency should be the goal, which means the traditional "layer cake" approach to 3 years of high school math (Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2) is probably not the best approach. The shapers of Common Core's math standards realized this, and now states that adopt their standards … Continue reading The New Shormann Math vs. Saxon Math and Common Core
Peacock Grouper
Peacock grouper, by Ellie Shormann These beautiful fish (called Roi in Hawaiian) are commonly found around Indo-Pacific reefs. They are sometimes perched on top of a coral head or hiding in a cave. On the menu for grouper are small fish, crabs and shrimp. They can sometimes be seen following eels or octopus in hopes of … Continue reading Peacock Grouper
More Thoughts on Furthering the Dialogue on Creation
It's been my pleasure to read some recent posts by Doug Wilson and Gavin Ortlund regarding Creation and Earth history. Doug started with this post, to which Gavin responded here with 4 points. Wilson then responded here, to all but Gavin's 4th point. Wilson wisely left point 4 unanswered, suggesting that someone should respond who has … Continue reading More Thoughts on Furthering the Dialogue on Creation
How to Be a Mature Math Student
At the beginning of W.M. Priestley's book, Calculus: A Liberal Art, is a page titled For Anyone Afraid of Mathematics. Here's the first paragraph: Maturity, it has been said, involves knowing when and how to delay succumbing to an urge, in order by doing so to attain a deeper satisfaction. To be immature is to … Continue reading How to Be a Mature Math Student
It Only Takes an Instant
I never cease to be amazed by the technology of today's digital cameras. By pushing a few buttons, anyone crazy enough to bob around in a 6-8' high shore break can capture some amazing beauty in God's creation! But as the photos above reveal, the beauty only lasts for an instant. It seems impossible that things can … Continue reading It Only Takes an Instant
Using Math to Unlock Mysteries, Reveal God’s Beauty, and Interact With Others
The following is the sixth in a series of posts covering Shormann Mathematics, Algebra 1, the newest product from DIVE Math and Science! Click here to read the complete document that covers Shormann Math core ideas, course description, and Algebra 1 table of contents. Shormann Math teaches students that mathematics is the language of science, and therefore an important tool … Continue reading Using Math to Unlock Mysteries, Reveal God’s Beauty, and Interact With Others
Studying His Word and His Works 