It was during the 1970s that John Saxon developed a teaching method known as Saxon Math. Multiple home schools have showed immense interest in Saxon Math and thereby, the popularity of the teaching method has accumulated high praise. Saxon Math is known as a comprehensive and thorough research method; over the years, numerous teachers as well as students have perfected it with frequent modifications.

Saxon Math is dependent on different principles. These are inclusive of consistent practice, cumulative evaluation, continuous reviews and incremental amplification. Hence, it is important to review the ideology of Saxon Math to have complete understanding of the method.

Through evaluative worksheets, students are assessed on various grades throughout the year. All worksheets are written with respect to what has already been taught to the student and they reflect his/her understanding of the past sessions. Also, they tend to indicate the knowledge gained by the student during the current session. This is regarded as the foremost principle in Saxon Math.

With the help of consistent practice as well as continuous reviews, the concepts of the students get clearer. This practice tends to start from the beginning sessions and continues through the later sessions as well. Every concept is learned afresh daily, and then more time is invested on understanding and practicing the new concepts to learn more about the involved intricacies. This principle makes it easier for the student to retain the taught concepts in previous sessions by practicing them and again. By the end of the year, the evidence about the understanding of the concepts is clear.

Elaborating on the incremental development, we see how a new math related concept is learned by the student on daily basis. The first lesson would be revolving around a new concept of geometry and algebra. They shall then undergo constant practice to learn it thoroughly. The last lesson of the day would include concepts of previous sessions so as to retain the understanding of previously taught lessons and also evaluate the interlink connection developed by the student as per his/her comprehension of subsequent concepts.

It is true that the initial versions of Saxon Math were critically evaluated pertaining to limitation of time for the student to be acquiesced with new concepts and then expecting them to retain comprehension of previous concepts at the same time. With the passage of time, this has been improved and students now have ample time to invest in familiarizing themselves with new concepts and practicing previous ones also.

Saxon Math is a teaching method that has acquired a lot of fame from numerous home teachers since it permits the teachers to organize the teaching pyramid efficiently, as the curriculum comprises all tests and other related information.

Popularity and easy management of Saxon Math is evident from the number of schools that have been adapting this method to give mathematics a reformed touch. With the help of this method, the students and teachers both can work conveniently, acquainting themselves with the new concepts.