> I do think there is something > to the problems approach, incidentally. I think > there ought to be a way to make a book entirely of > problems grouped into sections that one moves from > one section to the next so that when they are done, > they know Algebra, say.
You should look at the curriculum for Phillips Exeter Academy. They have a four year curriculum that they designed to do exactly that... up through calculus. They make it freely available at their website:
It is a great approach, but it is not something that a single teacher could do on their own. I have observed there, and I was very impressed with what I saw.
jim wysocki Chadwick School Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA
