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
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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
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
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
The 10 Major Concepts of Shormann Mathematics
The following is the fifth 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. After years of teaching mathematics, researching math curricula and math history, and applying mathematics as a scientist … Continue reading The 10 Major Concepts of Shormann Mathematics
Shormann Math Core Ideas: Jesus Christ is the “Common Core.”
The following is the third 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. Jesus Christ is the “Common Core” of Shormann Math Perhaps you have heard of the United States … Continue reading Shormann Math Core Ideas: Jesus Christ is the “Common Core.”
Should my Child Do Saxon Math 8/7 or Algebra 1/2?
For students ready for pre-algebra, we recommend Saxon Math 8/7 for most of them. 2024 update! We now have a Shormann Prealgebra course that we recommend over either Saxon Math text. It has the same "why" behind prealgebra described below, plus the BEST preparation for Shormann Algebra 1. The Saxon courses are still good courses, … Continue reading Should my Child Do Saxon Math 8/7 or Algebra 1/2?
Shormann Math Core Ideas: Defining Mathematics
The following is the second 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. Definitions Matter Thinking of mathematics as the “ship” and the definition as the “captain”, a good … Continue reading Shormann Math Core Ideas: Defining Mathematics
Shormann Math, Algebra 1 Overview
The following is an overview of 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. A complete math curriculum Unlike our DIVE Math Lectures that teach the content in textbooks authored … Continue reading Shormann Math, Algebra 1 Overview
Studying His Word and His Works 