We are using Ray's mathematics for my two youngest children, and I am uber impressed with how the material is presented, and how children are able to take advanced concepts and make them more "common sense." We tackle most of it orally, which takes the fear out of the written page and helps us to get through it easier.

So, here's an example or two of Joseph's math for this morning:

"If you have 8 cents, and 3/4 of your money equals 2/3 of mine, how many cents have I?"

"William says to Frank: Your age is 15 years and 4/5 of your age is 3/4 of mine. What is my age?"




In typical Joseph-like deadpan, he looked at me and said, "Mom, no one ever talked liked this..."