Comments on: Grading Homeschool Math http://www.thehomescholar.com/blog/grading-homeschool-math/1957/ Helping Parents Homeschool High School Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:14:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: J W http://www.thehomescholar.com/blog/grading-homeschool-math/1957/comment-page-1/#comment-2110 J W Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:37:28 +0000 http://www.thehomescholar.com/blog/?p=1957#comment-2110 I was exactly like Sandy's daughter! Fortunately, my Dad stuck with me and checked over my homework each night. I wish my teachers had reduced my workload! It doesn't help that I'm mildly dyslexic. I coped with that by writing as much as I could on scratch paper to reduce the chances of reversing something. To transfer it back to the paper I turned in to my teachers, I read each number out loud, ("four hundred and sixty two"), set it down on paper, then read the next, ("times five hundred and twenty") and wrote it down, etc. For problems that required multiple calculations, sometimes I wrote notes to myself ("diameter of the circle," or "speed of Train A"). I used lots of scratch paper with plenty of white space between the work I did for each problem, and even labeled the work with the problem number. That way I could see every stage without it turning into a meaningless "swimming" jumble of numbers. I can't do mental math beyond very simple arithmetic - the numbers "swim around" and get muddled, and I get lost. I absolutely must write everything down. If I'm copying a long number from a book, I say the first digit out loud, write it, say the second digit out loud, write it, etc. It's the relationships among numbers and concepts that I relate to most in math. I was exactly like Sandy’s daughter! Fortunately, my Dad stuck with me and checked over my homework each night. I wish my teachers had reduced my workload! It doesn’t help that I’m mildly dyslexic. I coped with that by writing as much as I could on scratch paper to reduce the chances of reversing something. To transfer it back to the paper I turned in to my teachers, I read each number out loud, (“four hundred and sixty two”), set it down on paper, then read the next, (“times five hundred and twenty”) and wrote it down, etc. For problems that required multiple calculations, sometimes I wrote notes to myself (“diameter of the circle,” or “speed of Train A”). I used lots of scratch paper with plenty of white space between the work I did for each problem, and even labeled the work with the problem number. That way I could see every stage without it turning into a meaningless “swimming” jumble of numbers. I can’t do mental math beyond very simple arithmetic – the numbers “swim around” and get muddled, and I get lost. I absolutely must write everything down. If I’m copying a long number from a book, I say the first digit out loud, write it, say the second digit out loud, write it, etc. It’s the relationships among numbers and concepts that I relate to most in math.

]]> By: Kimm http://www.thehomescholar.com/blog/grading-homeschool-math/1957/comment-page-1/#comment-2067 Kimm Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:06:21 +0000 http://www.thehomescholar.com/blog/?p=1957#comment-2067 We use Saxon math as well. I grade using partial credit. I look at each problem as worth one point. If they miss something small, like a label or a sign, I subtract .1 and if they miss more of the concepts or make more mistakes, I take off more. I think this helps give an equalizer and their grade better reflects their amount of understanding of the material. We use Saxon math as well. I grade using partial credit. I look at each problem as worth one point. If they miss something small, like a label or a sign, I subtract .1 and if they miss more of the concepts or make more mistakes, I take off more. I think this helps give an equalizer and their grade better reflects their amount of understanding of the material.

]]> By: Kim http://www.thehomescholar.com/blog/grading-homeschool-math/1957/comment-page-1/#comment-2030 Kim Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:48:55 +0000 http://www.thehomescholar.com/blog/?p=1957#comment-2030 Hi Lee, Love the "tricky" strategy idea! Got to remember that one! Thanks, Kim Hi Lee,

Love the “tricky” strategy idea! Got to remember that one!

Thanks,
Kim

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