Families Say

This book teaches math the way it should be taught. With this book they learn all of the foundational concepts of Algebra without any gaps or holes in the understanding of the subject…I cannot praise this book highly enough. Mrs. McCandliss’ Algebra textbook is the best math text book money can buy.

Joe’s daughter’s story: As a dare over the summer of 2005, after 5th grade in public school, Petra Independently Studied Algebra 1 using Mrs. McCandliss’ textbook. She completed the book by herself. I only helped her three or four times.

Results: 2 years advanced on math skills. She took Pre Calculus in 9th Grade, AP Calculus AB in 10th grade and is now taking AP Calculus BC in 11th grade. She got a 5 out of 5 on the AP exam. She currently has a 4.67 out of 4 GPA. Because of [Mrs. McCandliss’ Algebra 1] book, she has more Honors classes than anyone else and therefore is 1st in her class at Redondo Union High school.

This Algebra 1 textbook is the perfect independent study math book for advanced children. If you think you have a smart kid and want to challenge them with a math book that they can do without much help, all on their own, all by themselves: this is the book.

Course of study: 6th grade: Spectrum 7 (Dark Purple) Algebra 1 – Mrs. McCandliss’ textbook, Geometry using Jacob’s Geometry, for his 8th and 9th grade year, Algebra 2 using USCMP Advanced Algebra for 10th grade.

Previous to homeschooling, Alex was in public school and totally bored in his math class. He understood and retained concepts from the first teaching, wanted to go more in depth and teachers gave him more worksheets to keep him busy.

attended EIE (excellenceineducationhomeschooling.com) during his 7th grade school year. Up to this time math was a subject he struggled in, especially in the order of process which always mixed him up creating frustration. He took Ms. McCandliss’ Math 7 class where she used the Spectrum books and a variety of techniques to teach the basic math principles leading into pre-algebra. Austin did great in Dorothy’s class and for the first time in his life was able to complete math problems independently. When it came time to introduce the pre-algebra concepts, Dorothy used a set of books by Fisher, which were fantastic and relatable to my son. Again he was learning in a way he could understand. Today he is attending public high school and he is in Algebra 1. His teachers are impressed with his progress due to his struggles, but he is in fact progressing and independent. We attribute a lot of this ability to Dorothy and her way of teaching with multiple learning styles, so each student understands. We are so grateful for Dorothy and our time with her. Truly Dorothy, we believe this and are so grateful and thankful.

Sincerely, Jennifer and Austin November 2012

Kaitlyn had little success in math and disliked it greatly. She received help from two different tutors from a reputable company for two consecutive years but made little progress and disliked math. She became anxious every time we opened the book.

Once she began with Dorothy, things quickly began to look up. Kaitlyn’s attitude changed quickly, She was happy to go to tutoring sessions, and left encouraged. She began to make more progress and was even excited to be challenged.

We can’t thank her enough. We highly recommend her.

Vivian Huerta

FAMILIES SAY

Joe Grutzik, father, author of HOW TO RAISE A SUPERHERO says:

Dear Mrs. McCandliss

Alex Cruz Student from 2008 – 2012 Placed into calculus after doing 10th grade Algebra 2 with me.

Manuel Garcia Scored: 93% Algebra Concepts Pre-ACT test after Algebra 1

Austin Soliday

Charissa Fleenor

My son Austin, who struggles with dyslexia and forms of autism,

May 28, 2013

Father of Algebra 1 student 2012-13

Kaitlyn’s 2012-2013 School year