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I had 'big-time problems," she said. Under the Saxon method this year, jshe; received an Now, Hensley -aid, she is dreading a return to Santa Rita's conventional ways. Z'l The Saxon method is not actually a new approach that changes the way pupils tackle problems, Jasmer said. Instead, it stresses repetition which she said is the key that takes the fear out of math. "I may spend 15 or 20 minutes at the beginning of the class teaching something new," she said.

"The class then spends the rest of the time reviewing problems that include everything that we have taken since the beginning of the course." No last-minute cramming In conventional math classes, the teachers introduce a concept, discuss it for one to five days, and then go on to something else, Jasmer said. Pupils typically don't review material until just before final examinations. For most pupils, this can mean a lot of cramming and panic. In 1984, before the Saxon program was implemented at the school, Window Rock High students, on the average, accurately answered 1 1 of the 36 math questions on the American College Test, compared with a national average of 17. This year, the Window Rock average was 20, compared with a national average of about 19, Jasmer said.

At the commencement exercises, Saxon said it is not surprising that American high-school students are years behind their Japanese counterparts in such subjects as math and science. "We have been teaching math the wrong way for decades," he said. Saxon acknowledged that critics say his program merely makes "robots" out of pupils, who may get better test scores but are not being taught "how to think." "They won't concede the possibility that the higher test scores could indicate that the students have a better understanding of math concepts, and that the program works," he said. Used in 4,000 schools The Saxon method, which has been around for 10 years, is taught at about 60 schools in Arizona and 4,000 nationwide, Jasmer and Saxon said. Walt Hoffman, director of math for Saguaro High School in Scottsdalc and a supporter of the Saxon program, said last week that Arizona math teachers who use it, like it.

"The vast majority of teachers in Arizona who have used the program with an open mind never want to go back to anything else," he said. Saxon, of Norman, was an Air Force test pilot before he became a math teacher. He said he has become a millionaire by publishing his textbook himself after no publishing company would take it. "I begged the Mesa school district to use my book and offered to give them $30,000 of free books," he said. "They turned me down." Mary Vecchiarelli, principal of School, said that she and others believe that there is nothing wronj; with the Saxon books but that Saxon's offer was turned down because Saxon's program does not fit willuthe district's existing testing schedule.

Saxon said one motivation for what he admits is a crusade is his failing health, "I'm 66," he said. "It's quite likely that I won't live another five years." Later he said, "Maybe it's simply because I had a hard time with math when I was young. I want to make it easier for students today." quautv wmmf AS LOW A I 12 EXP. ROLL SPECIAL LOW PRICES 15 EXP. DISC $3.99 24 EXP.

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