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Standards-based texts such as Dale Seymour's ''Investigations'', which might devote an entire booklet leading up to, but not teaching how to add data items and divide by the total number are contrasted by the Saxon math book, which simply devotes one page to how to compute averages, or how to add, subtract, multiply or divide fractions by traditional methods. Saxon teaches methods and terminology familiar to parents and mathematics professionals, unlike many reform texts which reject traditional terminology or methods such as long division. The Saxon method is popular with homeschoolers, and has also been adopted as an alternative to Standards-based Mathematics programs. These programs which follow the NCTM Standards have been met with controversy in many communities, with many of the issues presented by Mathematically Correct . CRITICISM Some say that Saxon Math is too repetitive, and it has too many large numbers and takes its time to get into new concepts. Although it practices some concepts, it never goes back to others. Some teachers complain that the method is overly rigid, lacks creativity for both teachers and students, and reduces mathematics to strictly simplistic rote procedures. Some students argue that Saxon is a bad program because it does not allow for hands-on learning. REPLACING STANDARDS-BASED TEXTS By the mid 2000s, many school districts were considering abandoning experiments with radical reform approaches which had not produced acceptable test scores.
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