Why We Switched from Abeka to Singapore Math 

Sounds like you have some first-hand experience :). I've heard so much about the school system. Hope you have a great day!

Yes! I am so excited to find a curriculum that explains the "why's" to her. She is loving math. Thank you for watching and I appreciate your comment. Have a great day!

Yes, it is. We are so glad that it is available to us and we are able to learn math using it. Thank you for watching.

Thank you! I appreciate you watching and joining us on this journey.

Absolutely! They are a very solid curriculum and enables the students to truly learn the material. We are really enjoying this curriculum. Thank you!

Amazing that Common Core math complaints are about the Singapore math approach!

@@FlashToso My hypothesis based on my understanding, (and I could be wrong based on the fact I am not an American and only have a limited knowledge base) is that some of the Common Core complaints is the way it is packaged. Probably the straight up Singapore math is fine (that's an understatement) but when whoever picked it up and tried to transfer it outside of that setting it might not have worked so well. Also, I know (although, we didn't call it Common Core) when we switched from very old MathQuest books in elementary school to Nelson Math Focus (Canadian here) there were problems because the transition was just sudden for everyone. I think the teachers weren't well trained in it and the books were written from a perspective where it sort of assumed you had been using their curriculum since Grade 1. I think I was probably in about Grade 4 when the books switched. Mind you I've had nothing but issues with my math education. I liked this person's description of what their daughter was doing as I felt my head nodding in agreement. I feel I can sometimes recognize a problem and do the steps that were programmed for "in the event of x do y." But I don't know why I'm doing 'y'. When instead, there should be a deeper understanding rather than just an on the surface robotic-like overview. If that makes any sense.

@@BBC600 Common Core is standards or a list of skills to teach that allows locals to fill in the details to create classwork.. Singapore math is a curricula that made minor changes to create a Common Core version. Most complaints are about textbooks, not standards.

@@FlashToso That's what I said it's the way the math is packaged together (the way the textbooks show it and the teachers are told to demonstrate it) that gains the objections and causes confusion. We here in Canada have something called the WNCP that we follow for our math standards.

Thank you so much! We are excited to be here and enjoying this curriculum, as well as learning so much math!

Thank you! We are really enjoying it and learning so much.

:) i am a GEP student from SG

Thank you! We are really enjoying it.

I'm so glad that we found Singapore Math. Have a great day!

While u are at it, maybe you can take a look at Singapore's Science too. =)

I need to do that! Thank you for the tip.

I hope so, too! Thank you for watching and commenting. We really appreciate you.

Yes, I believe that the trend is shifting to how you mentioned. It is the understanding of how things work that I really appreciate now.

Place value can be tricky! So glad that you started early. I hope he has 10's and 1's for your peace of mind! Plus, once 10's and 1's are understood, other place value builds on it. We're working on decimal place value and I'm so thankful that we took the extra time to learn the whole numbers place values because it is making this so much more smooth. Way to go, Momma!!!!

ABSOLUTELY!

I can totally relate! We've definitely had good and bad days. However, we are enjoying the experience overall. It's great that both you and your wife are working together to help her. I hope you have a great day and thank you for joining us on our journey!

Thank you for watching and asking the question. I am a proponent of the children understanding the materials. There are some children who can understand it through memorization. There are other children who understand it better by the way Common Core was designed to be taught. Then, there are children who are a mixture of the two. As a homeschooling momma, I believe that it's my responsibility to determine what works best for my child learning math and then approach it that way. There have been times when memorization has worked wonderfully. Then, there have been times that we have had to use the manipulatives, games, and other methods in order for the understanding to be there. In my opinion, that is the beauty of homeschool, to do what needs to be done in order for the material to be understood.

I'm so glad you asked this question as I have been contemplating such a video. So much input! My biggest question would be whether your 4th grader understands the concepts or has memorized the steps. I will work on the video to get out his month. Unfortunately, my opinion is so much more involved than a simple yes/no. Again, thank you!

@@HomeschoolwithJen I did see they have a placement test so hopefully that helps me as well. We are switching from private school to homeschool next year and he has really struggled with Math the last 2 years. I've researched alot and I'm excited to give this one a try. Hoping it'll work for him. Thanks so much!!

I know you didn’t ask me but we switched to homeschool as well my student DID go down two years but I’m in a lot of Singapore /homeschool groups and that is REALLY normal. We started our school year 6 weeks ago and she now LOVES math. She’s also speeding through some sections that she already learned and then filling in gaps and moving slowly through other areas. It is totally worth it to do the placement test

Thank you so much for providing your experience. That's awesome that your daughter enjoys math now!

I agree that would definitely make life easier! Thank you for watching and commenting. I hope that you have a great day!

*primary 1.

@@jugemujugemugokonosurikire4735 Legit, I'd go all the way back to the kindergarten program. I'm doing the earlybird primary standards with my son and I just don't see how anybody could not be pulling every hair out of their heads without starting at the beginning. Parts of just the kindergarten level are frustrating enough. And that's kindergarten. Never in my life would it have occurred to me that kindergarten level math would be frustrating but it's place value and number bonds and we didn't do that in kindergarten. I don't drink but working my 4.5 year old son through groups of 10's and 1's place value has been trying and I wanted to. Precisely because he can't just memorize it. He actually has to understand it enough to think about it and problem solve. He's got it now but good Lord... I would imagine some very important principles would get skipped if you don't start at the beginning and one of the complaints I've heard is there's not much review with this. You're just expected to know if you've proceeded. I have a love/ hate relationship with this curriculum. My son will hopefully excel in math as every black hair on my head turns grey. I think it's actually a great program for kids that aren't naturally great at math because it teaches them how to think it through. They don't have to naturally be great at it to do very well if they put the effort in. To me, it's worth it...

Great question! All of the Singapore versions that I've seen teach the same conceptual understanding. I think they are all provide really solid math instruction.

I'm so thankful that we found it! It has helped my daughter so much.

Glad that you have access to Singapore Maths materials. I’m a Singaporean, retired school teacher.

Yes, they do! There are so many versions and they are all very solid. Thank you for watching!

Abeka Math is a homeschool curriculum used often in the United States. We have used it until 3rd grade. Thank you for watching and commenting on the video!

Oh yes! There is an entire company devoted to it, based on the math that a couple's child had when they lived in Singapore. Thank you for watching!!!

It's a thing. You have no idea how bad at math Americans generally are. And honestly, I can see why. You're actually taught how to problem solve. We're taught to memorize steps and that's fine to a point but it only works to a point. By then, our brains are resistant to learning problem solving and only people that are just naturally wired that way or really work at it can do it.