CTCMath: A Math Curriculum Review
DISCLOSURE: I RECEIVED THIS COMPLIMENTARY PRODUCT THROUGH THE HOMESCHOOL REVIEW CREW.
As my 11 year old son is heading into the 6th grade, we are making a change. He has used one curriculum for math his entire elementary education, but this year we need to cut out squabbling over right and wrong answers. The best way to do that is for mom to not be the work checker, but a computer instead. You can’t argue with a computer nearly as much! Since this year is my 7th year as a member of the Homeschool Review Crew and I feel like the one company I’ve reviewed for the most is CTCMath, I feel confident in knowing what I’m getting myself into when making this jump to CTCMath exclusively. We have used it in a supplement capacity every time we have reviewed it before but this will be the first year we rely on it for a complete math education. Today we are going to review the 12 month family membership from CTCMath.
What We Received:
We received the 12 month family membership from CTCMath that includes online access to K-12 math curriculum for our three children.
How It Works:
CTCMath is a complete online curriculum with video lessons, questions, diagnostic tests, math facts games, weekly reviews, and printable practice sheets. Each student has access to all grades at all times. Whatever grade and topic they complete will be recorded, tracked and averaged for a overall as well as detailed look at their work and grade. Through the parent dashboard, I can assign assignments with deadlines at any time. Besides the recording of correct answers and average scores, there is no timeline or schedule to keep within the program. Timelines are purely up to the parent/teacher. Since students can access all grades at all time, the program is entirely flexible to your family’s needs. If a student needs help on a particular topic that actually begins in a previous grade, it is a seamless transition to the other grade. The flexibility of this program allows it to be a complete math curriculum OR only a supplement that fills in gaps whenever needed. In many ways, it is an ideal homeschool program.
What We Thought:
We have never focused on grades or tests in our homeschool, but with math our focus is on mastery. Using CTCMath as the primary has allowed the kids to gradually adapt to percentage scores through tests and reviews. My 11 year old is somewhat stereotypical for a boy in that he’s perfectly capable of doing well in math, but tends to drag his feet if it requires more than a second’s worth of mental energy. That has resulted in a growing amount of arguing over answers and completed assignments with him especially. With CTCMath, a grade on any test or assignment is immediate and not something to debate. If he has trouble it, he’s more likely to ask for help than to argue the answer since I’m not the one telling him it’s right or wrong. Since older brother is doing it, we had my 9 year old daughter start in on the 4th grade material in place of the books she used last year. It has run smoothly except there are things (like decimals) that she hasn’t covered or didn’t remember which easily frustrated her at first, but getting in the habit of going back to the 3rd grade to see how it was introduced there has addressed the problem. CTCMath is a long-running program that is extremely versatile and proven to fill math needs wherever needed.
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