<p>Hi, I just found this place and it seems knowledgeable about college issue. I couldn’t find a issue with my problem. My problem is I went to a religious school all my life and we study mostly the Torah and Talmud. It was not the same as most yeshiva where they study the torah half the time other other issues like math or science. </p>
<p>I don’t have any real knowledge at what is consider basic arithmetic. So all these math terms that are consider basic is not basic for me, as I have never learned it. I am looking into getting at a CUNY schools which is a group of city university in New York. They showed me a sample of whats going to be on the test and I didn’t understand anything on it. </p>
<p>Is there a book, software, website or video I can learn the basic and master it before jumping into other parts of math like algebra. Something for a beginner that can help step by step. </p>
<p>I would really appreciate any help with the subject in matter.</p>
<p>I really like the program at Aleks.com. We moved from a very undemanding school system to a much more rigorous one and this program has been a lifesaver.</p>
<p>How does the State of New York allow a school to exist where basics are not taught? This doesn’t sound right to me. Private schools and even home schools have to satisfy a state’s curriculum standards.</p>
<p>I just did some practice work on aleks.com and I didn’t know many of the questions until I asked for explains and now I can do it myself. Two hours of of work got me pass something I never learned. I am going to keep working on the aleks.com site on my math skills. </p>
<p>To MommaJ the reason math is not really a focus where I went is because I went to a rabbinical school which is different from a regular yeshiva. Rabbinical school is mostly for those who’s father are Rabbi and Rav and expected their sons to follow in the same foot steps.</p>
<p>With the permission of my parents they said it would be a good choice if I did learn some math skills.</p>
<p>I’m just shocked that any minor is allowed to remain so poorly educated under state law. If there’s a legal loophole that permits this kind of child neglect, it should be closed. If instead your school is somehow operating illegally, it should be shut down. Parents shouldn’t get to limit their children’s education this drastically just because they are “expected” to follow in their fathers’ footsteps. Outrageous. I hope if you have younger siblings you can convince your parents to choose a better path for them.</p>
<p>You may also find the free math videos posted by the Khan Academy to be useful…they go all the way from basic elementary school math through college-level math.</p>
<p>I just want to say that I think it is admirable that you are going beyond what is expected and dedicating yourself to learning these important math skills. Having such skills can only be a positive. Good luck whatever you do in life.</p>
<p>I second the idea of Khan Academy. I use it all the time, and it’s very helpful. If you sign up, you can also do practice problems.
Here’s the link: [Khan</a> Academy](<a href=“http://www.khanacademy.org/]Khan”>http://www.khanacademy.org/)</p>
<p>Two other thoughts: Are you under 21? Is the religious school you attended accredited? (From a public college perspective, not from a religious perspective.)</p>
<p>If your school was not accredited by the NY State Board of Regents, and you are under 21, you may be able to approach the local public high school district and find out about various free dropout recovery or GED classes – some of those are available on-line. (I don’t know what NY’s age limit is, however.) </p>
<p>Saxon’s math books are used by many 4th-12th grade homeschoolers who are essentially teaching themselves the material, and I’ve seen a lot of students (in both homeschool and public school) environments do well on it – and move quickly-- through their program, even when the students have started with substantial gaps. </p>