PODCAST, 3 July 2023
GOOD NEWS - Kindle Version is now available HERE!
a. Help IS Here
b. Saxon Publishing continues (IGNORE CORE STICKERS ON COVER)
c. Many thanks to Stephen Hake, author of grades 3-8 Saxon books
2. JOHN SAXON’S STORY—
a. Write this down:
b. Learn how math education got into its present mess and how John Saxon is revered as a math education warrior by millions of parents and students.
c. Mathematics is the language of logic, truth, and reasoning. We’re losing those abilities in our citizens today.
d. Learn how to fight for your/our children. DON’T WORK ALONE.
a. Go to school board meetings; speak to school boards; learn how math materials are chosen.
b. Write letters to the editors.
c. Join or create list serves for parents in your community or stated. Create a website about math education in your local area.
e. Don’t just listen to those who criticize government issues like education: DO SOMETHING for POSITIVE RESULTS.
f. Set the example for them to be strong, future leaders.
3. We’ll have three John Saxon publications on Kindle by the end of July!
a. John Saxon’s Story, a genius of common sense in math education, the only published biography of John Saxon
b. A Math Warrior’s Almanac, which tells how to teach Saxon Math most effectively.
c. Excerpts from…John Saxon’s Story, a genius of common sense in math education, which offers highlights of his insight and common sense thinking about proven methods of teaching and learning about Mathematics
Podcast Content
The Preface to the book includes John Saxon’s Math War History and is a MUST LISTEN! The text is also included in that post in case you would prefer to read.
Introduction to John Saxon’s Story read by Niki Hayes
Chapter One LINK
Chapter Two LINK
Chapter Three LINK
Chapter Four LINK
Chapter Five LINK
Chapter Six LINK
Chapter Seven LINK (1/2)
Chapter Seven LINK (2/2)
Chapter Eight LINK
The first eight chapters detail Johns personal history.
These upcoming chapters detail the history of the one man math war he began with the textbook companies and the monied interests in the wings.
Chapter Nine LINK
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven LINK
Chapter Twelve LINK
Chapter Thirteen LINK
Chapter Fourteen LINK
Chapter Fifteen LINK 1/2
Chapter Fifteen LINK 2/2
Chapter Sixteen LINK
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John Saxon’s Story Book Website
When John Saxon became a junior college algebra teacher after his military retirement, he was stunned by the mathematics deficiencies in his students, and the weak teaching materials he was asked to use.
So he wrote and published his own algebra book in 1981. When he died in 1996, Saxon Publishers had annual sales in excess of $27 million.
In this book, Nakonia Hayes tells the story of his life, his publishing venture, and his impact in the field of mathematics education.
Author: Nakonia Hayes Publisher: Three Pup Press Format: 400 pages, paperback ISBN: 9780578051222
Jenny Hatch wrote the book Uncommon Lore for Parents interested in Home Schooling. In this book she shared her gems from the Home Schooling Trenches.
An Excerpt from the book is Here and a second one is HERE. Jenny first contacted Niki is 2013 and was gifted a copy of her excellent book, which she has read three times. The Math Wars have escalated to such a degree that many people are wondering what is going on in Math Education.
Niki has the answers and she and I are using every multi media platform available to shout it out to those curious to know HOW we arrived at this current juncture in intellectual endeavor.
Jenny and Paul Hatch
Boulder, Colorado USA
Niki Hayes with John Saxon's Story Podcast host Jenny Hatch