Using a food analogy, both a store-bought layer cake and a homemade pizza can be delicious. A geometry credit is included in Shormann Algebra 1 and 2, so students can take 3 years to complete the two courses and be “on track.”
For example, Shormann Math does not have a separate geometry course, because geometry is integrated into Algebra 1 and 2. With the integrated approach, students learn algebra and geometry together. Each course is typically covered in one school year.
With the layer-cake approach, high school math is taught in layers, beginning with Algebra 1. John Saxon believed in the common-sense idea that results, not methodology are what mattered most(we’ll explore Khan Academy vs. Shormann Math, on the other hand, teaches an integrated approach pioneered in Europe and Asia (you know, the countries that always beat us on international math tests), and introduced to the United States by the late John Saxon. To begin, it is important to understand that Khan Academy teaches a Common Core-based “layer cake” approach to high school math.
Today in 2017, both Khan Academy and DIVE offer self-paced eLearning math courses. So, while there are obvious similarities between the two, there are also some pretty big differences. When Sal Khan started tutoring his cousins in 2003 using digital whiteboard video lectures, my family’s small business was already in its third year of producing similar products. Since then, both Khan Academy and DIVE have continued to offer digital video lectures for learning mathematics and other subjects, leveraging the ever-improving array of digital content delivery methods. Shormann Math is part of DIVE Math and Science. This is the first in a series of posts comparing Khan Academy’ s online math courses to our new Shormann Math curriculum.
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