Why not use Saxon math?
Saxon is a top notch program and in selecting Singapore math over it we do not say it is not a great program to use. Saxon is used by 8 out of the top 10 private schools in Utah as well as most charter schools and many public schools. It is a very effective program for teaching math, especially so if teachers are not very math fluent themselves which is especially the case in younger grades. However, we want teachers that are math fluent. We want teachers who understand the math they are to teach. Singapore math demands that, and where teachers are trained the results are superior. In Arizona, the top school for several years on state tests was a Saxon school. In a recent round of testing they were passed up by a school that implemented Singapore math. In other areas of the country, Singapore’s success is being taken note of. In a recent article concerning Los Angeles schools that were using Singapore math, huge improvements in scores were pouring in after just a year on the program. (
