There are so many math programs available for homeschoolers! When we started teaching our kids at home, we struggled with what math program to use. So many seemed like they would work well. I started looking at various programs, trying anything I could get my hands on, and reading reviews and books/websites that explained them.
We finally settled on Saxon. The spiral method works well for my children (they did not do well with the mastery program they used at school). There is SO MUCH hands on work for the younger grades, and we've found ways to carry that over into the older grades when the kids need it. I read many things that helped me understand how thorough Saxon is. Every time one of my kids struggles with math, I switch up how we work and learn so they can get past the difficult part. I finally quit researching other methods because whenever I did I was reminded how great Saxon is, and that nothing else was going to work as well for my kids. If someone was truly struggling with Saxon's methods we would switch for that child, but usually the trouble we experience is because we need to refocus or examine how we're using our time.
