Rave reviews for
Algebra Survival Guide

Educators:

"I am a high school special education teacher who has used your Algebra Survival Guide to the benefit of all. Your way of presenting the material has made algebra so easy for my students to understand."
John Fritscher
Special Education Teacher
San Antonio, TX

"The Memphis Urban Systemic Program purchased Algebra Survival Guides and Workbooks for our teachers because we felt they provided clear explanations and practice opportunities for many topics which often are the most difficult for Algebra 1 students to understand."

 Joan Cox
Secondary Math Coordinator
Memphis City Schools,
Memphis, TN

"The Algebra Survival Guide and the Workbook are being used by our entire district and the teachers love it! It uses a student friendly format that takes the fear out of learning algebra."
Susan Metcalfe
Secondary Math Coordinator
Pasadena Independent School District
Pasadena, TX

"The Algebra Survival Guide speaks to students in a language they can understand. I’ve already asked my school to order copies for our library.”
Mary Gambrel
7th grade regular and honors math teacher
Travis Middle School
Amarillo, TX
 
 
"The girls in my school are using the Guide because it helps them understand algebra and feel confident. I would definitely say that the format of the Guide has helped these girls overcome their anxiety about math."
Sarah Pearce, Director
Montessori School
Milwaukee, WI

"I have incorporated the Survival Guide with my Algebra I curriculum and it has made a HUGE difference in my students' understanding."
Betty
Teacher
Hancock, NH
I like the book so much that at parents’ night I copied the book’s order form and gave it out to all the parents of my students.
Linda Barkley
Math teacher
Sacred Heart School, Dearborn, MI

"I am a school psychologist in the Round Rock district, and assess students for special education eligibility, so I work with students who are having difficulty with academics every day! I hit a roadblock with slope intercepts, but went over and over the lesson in the Algebra Survival Guide until it began to make sense. Then I was better able to assess the problems students were having with this concept. Thanks."
Ginny Krauskopf
School Psychologist
Round Rock, TX


Education Journals:

"The Algebra Survival Guide is a non-threatening first-year algebra tutorial guide… The question-and–answer format is great, and the questions actually sound as if they are being asked by eighth or ninth graders."
Mathematics Teacher
A publication of the National Council or Teachers of Mathematics,

"The Algebra Survival Guide offers hope to students who are having trouble grasping the abstract world of algebra."
The Saint John’s Reporter
Saint John’s College
Santa Fe, NM

"Author Josh Rappaport provides student-friendly instruction in the trickiest Algebra 1 topics by teaching in a Q&A format. Each page focuses on just one concept, presenting bite-sized chunks of information so students are not overwhelmed with information. Practice problems are also included at the bottom of each page. In addition, the book contains clever cartoons. As a supplement, the Algebra Survival Guide Workbook is also available, which offers thousands of practice problems that lead students to the mastery level."
Ken Royal
District Administrator


Parents:

"My son and I used the Algebra Survival Guide this school year to help clarify and learn the algebra concepts that his school text failed to teach clearly. Your Guide is wonderful! My son learned quickly and well, thanks to your book. As a fifth grade student in an Advanced Intro to Algebra course, my son was able to grasp the math content and then apply it, because the Algebra Survival Guide explains everything so well. Thank you!!!"
John Wolfe
Parent of Gifted Child
Pottstown, PA

"I have the Algebra Survival Guide... it’s excellent. My 7th grade daughter is struggling with pre-algebra and I couldn't remember a thing. I ordered your book and it is fun! My daughter and I are learning all the concepts and love the way the book is laid out. Very direct, simple, engaging & great to look at visually. I am an artist by profession and give you kudos on the graphics. I also substitute teach in our public schools and this is a great book to learn how to teach algebra. I work with a lot of special needs students and knowing how to explain the algebra in fun and practical ways is a blessing. I have recommended your book to lots of parents and teachers. "
Susan Lee
Parent and substitute teacher who works with special needs students Somerset, KY

"I have used this book to help my two children (7th and 8th graders) understand some of the concepts of negative numbers, exponents and especially word problems. I bought an extra copy for my son's pre-algebra teacher. She commented that this book has the BEST explanation on adding and subtracting with negative numbers she has ever seen. Thank you."
Parent of a 7th and an 8th grade student, TX

"My 12 year old (7th grade) was put into Algebra 1&2 with no pre-algebra. He is pretty smart but math is built on foundations and he didn't have one. I found this book and he went (with massive amounts of hard work and late nights) from an F to a B. Each chapter was easy to understand. By the time we finished each section, even I felt confident with the information. Both he and I constantly refer back to this book every night when he comes home with his homework. Even if the homework is not exactly like the projects in the book we can find info that helps. I love, love, love this book and recommend it to every one that I know."
Michelle Romano
Parent of 7th grade student
Tacoma, WA
 
 
"Because of the Algebra Survival Guide I no longer panicked when my husband was unavailable to help our 7th grade son with Algebra homework. At first we would read the book together and apply it to his assignment. Eventually, he independently referred to the book, not just for homework, but to supplement his math text (he said the schoolbook didn't explain concepts as clearly). And I have to admit, more than once after homework had been put away, you could find me still reading the ASG. I was surprised at how interesting it was, who knew Algebra could be kind of fun? "
Suzanna Bortz
Parent of 7th grade student
Laguna Niguel, CA


Students:

"I'm in 8th and usually an A/B student...... except for when it comes to algebra. Getting a C was bad enough, and as the year is progressing, my grade is dropping, all the way to a 66!!!! It's not that I don't understand the work, I forget what to do! But the Algebra Survival Guide is so funny that I'm starting remember everything! Thanks a lot!!!!"
Elizabeth Stoltenberg
Middle School Student
Round Rock, TX

"I would definitely tell my friends about the Algebra survival Guide because if they’re having as much trouble as I’ve had, I know they’d benefit from it as much as I did."
Nick Fabin
9th grader at Colorado Rocky Mountain School
Carbondale, CO
 

Praise for Josh Rappaport’s
Demystifying Algebra Workshop

"The Demystifying Algebra Workshop" was rated by the teachers in our district as one of the best staff developments in years. Josh made a point of addressing the concerns of our teachers as they applied to our district and our state’s assessment instrument. We are looking forward to working with Josh again in the future."
Susan Metcalfe
Secondary Math Coordinator
Pasadena Independent School District
Pasadena, TX

"Memphis teachers found the creative, organizational, and instructional strategies presented at the Demystifying Algebra Workshop to be very helpful."
Emily Barbee
Director, Secondary Math
Memphis City Schools
Memphis, TN