Math Wars

Posted by Janice Price | Jul 17, 2013 | Workshops | 1 |

Is math a war zone in your homeschool? Or are your children a casualty of the latest math education trends in the public schools? Sequential? Spiral? American? Asian? And what about manipulatives? Choosing math curriculum seems so complicated. But a look at the “battlefield” through the lenses of Rainbow’s FAMILY factors will bring clarity. In this video, Rainbow Resource homeschool consultant Janice Price starts with an overview of the history of math education in the US, continues with a look at what needs to be learned when, and concludes with a comparative look at many popular math programs.

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About The Author

Janice Price

Since her twenty-year homeschooling career has been followed by ten years (and counting) as Rainbow’s homeschooling and product consultant, Janice Price considers homeschooling to be a way of life - a meaningful and purposeful way of life. She and Scott (her husband of 34 years) have three children, Rachel, Anna, and David - all homeschooled from kindergarten through high school graduation; all three now university graduates. As with many homeschooling moms, Janice has worn various related hats - coordinator of a new to homeschooling support group; educational consultant for Westbridge Academy (an umbrella school for home educated, gifted students); administrator of Peoria Co-operative Academy - a history-based unit study co-op and support school offering science labs, choirs, and classes on a variety of subjects; exhibit hall coordinator for the local home school convention. Janice has a B.A. from Phillips University and a M.Ed. from Idaho State University and before her wife, mom and homeschooling careers, worked in student personnel administration at three different universities.