Dollar Homeschool/Ray’s Arithmetic
Posted on 2010 under homeschooling curriculum, math | 2 Comments26 Feb
You need to drop by your local Dollar Homeschool store and pick up this handy little CD, Ray’s Arithmetic, that boasts (and delivers) a full mathematics curriculum beginning at the elementary level and finishing up at the college level calculus. This math curriculum is designed so that children can actually teach themselves what they need to know in order to have a well-rounded education. The thing I like most about this curriculum is that it is truly all-inclusive when it comes to mathematical application.
Although my children are using a different math program that is working for them, after reviewing Ray’s Arithmetic I am incorporating the real world application series into what we are currently using. The texts contained on this CD are textbooks that my aunts and uncles used when they were in school in the early 1900s (my dad was 51 when I was born just in case you were wondering). Their knowledge base on all subjects was much stronger than what I received in school, so I am thrilled to be able to share these books with my children. Practical application is missing from many math textbooks (since nowadays school curriculum is more concerned with teaching to the test rather than teaching for life) which could explain why the general math knowledge is so low in this country.
So, I guess Ray’s Arithmetic is not only a great mathematical training course, but a glimpse into the inner workings of the United States during the 1860s to 1915. I love two-for-one deals like this. Some of the subjects that your children will be able to study using Ray’s Arithmetic include:
- Complete bookkeeping (that’s the one I’m studying)
- Elementary Algebra
- Higher Algebra
- Practical Arithmetic
- Analytic Geometry
- Norton’s Elements of Physics
- Geometry & Trigonometry
- Surveying and Navigation
- Schyuler’s Logic
- Differential and Integral Calculus
The material contained on this CD is a compilation of 38 text books which includes the teacher’s editions, answer keys, and textbooks. This compilation retails at $59 which is an excellent price for a curriculum that is relevant from elementary to the college years.
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