Algebra I and Algebra II [PACE and/or video courses]

School of Tomorrow

Originally, School of Tomorrow had only PACEs for these courses—ten PACEs per course. The videos now present the lesson material, doing a much better job than the PACEs by themselves. Videos also help students work independently, a must for some homeschoolers.

Algebra II offers a very effective way for home schooling students to learn this subject. The video presentations are professional, with clear explanations of algebraic concepts, better than those in most textbooks. Students learn concepts from videos, then do exercises in PACEs. Dialogue on the videos corresponds to text in the PACEs.

The scope and sequence of School of Tomorrow’s algebra courses is slightly slower than most others. This factor, combined with the easy-to-understand presentations, should make learning algebra possible for many more students. The slower scope and sequence is not a major problem, but rather something to be aware of when going on to another publisher’s material.

The methodology is very traditional; for example, Algebra II begins with definitions and vocabulary to be memorized, probably the most boring part of the course. Even though the methodology lacks excitement, the course gets high ratings for doing a solid job with a challenging subject. Short character sketches add both a biblical base and interest to the Algebra II course.

Scoring/answer keys for all ten PACEs for each algebra course are ordered as a set.