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Turning of the Calendar

September 28, 2011

Prose on changing seasons:

In the springtime, Math-U-See employees are busy with fairs in every state. Our reps fly to and fro across the country, while the warehouse crew works overtime to ship fair orders. Trucks roll up to our doors with pallets of books, and other trucks roll out with packages for customers.

Finally, the fair schedule lightens as we move into the summer, while parents breathe a sigh of relief and go into vacation mode.

Math-U-See office and corn field

Math-U-See HQ

In beautiful Lancaster County, the sun shines, the showers fall, and the corn grows. In the Math-U-See warehouse, the shipping of books continues at a gentle pace. At the same time, our printer works to fill gaps in inventory, getting us ready for the back-to-school season. Outside the office windows, the corn keeps growing, and all is peaceful.

Suddenly, all across America, a startling phenomenon occurs. I call it the “turning of the calendar.” One by one, on the morning of August first, gentle hands turn up the calendar for the new month. There is a collective gasp that ruffles the leaves in the corn fields, and voices cry, “School will be here before we know it. I must order books!”

Our trusty sales staff and shipping crew spring into action as the orders pour in. The corn just keeps growing, but inside the warehouse, the pressure increases as each week goes by. We happily ship 2nd day and overnight, so school can start on time. As the tempo builds, we realize that all of you did an exceptional job this year of telling your friends about Math-U-See.

Thank You from Math-U-See.

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  • Mae Holland

    My daughter is working through Algebra 1 and doing very well. I was looking for some help to give her more practice and instruction for the Honor program. Can you help?

    Mae

  • Miriam

    Hi Mae,
    All of the direct teaching for the honors lessons is on the pages themselves. These pages are intended for students that are ready for an extra challenge or more enrichment. Sometimes parents save them to do later in the course after students have had more time to master the basic concepts. The important concepts will be taught in more detail in the regular lessons in later levels of MUS.

    If she finds a concept especially interesting, you may be able to find more about it online.

    If you have a questions about a particular problem on an honors lesson, you can contact us by one of the methods shown on the contact page.

    Miriam for Math-U-See

    • Lisa Coen

      Aloha kako to our friends at Math U See,
      We bought the Advanced Math Program many years ago before you changed everything ( I really had faith in your product) we have noticed mistakes along the way and the word problems have problems, many do not make since, and the answers on other problems are wrong. The girls are at the point (thanks to your program) able to detect discrepancies. We are sure that is one of the reasons you changed the program and as we near the end (5 more lessons) , but we would like to know if some of the answers can be obtained online. Let us know.

      Mahalo A hui ho, and Go for God.
      Lisa Coen
      P.S.
      In case you did not notice we live in Hawaii.

  • Miriam

    Hi Lisa,
    I’m sorry, but we do not have corrections lists for the classic Math-U-See books. We were much more intentional about keeping track of corrections for later editions. If you have a questions about a particular problem, please don’t hesitate to contact us directly via phone, live chat or email. Someone will be happy to work with you.

    I imagine your weather in Hawaii is a little prettier than ours in Pennsylvania today.
    Miriam for Math-U-See

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