5 HOMESCHOOL Curriculum Choices I would NEVER use! ||

Here are my 5 Curriculum Choices that I would never use. let me know what you think. Agree? Disagree?

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[HistoryfortheAges]

If it helps anyone, I don't have curriculum, but I am a History professor and put all my lectures on my channel as a free resource to help homeschooling families. I did this because I have always been impressed with my students who were homeschooled. I have a lot of content on Western Civ, the History of the Middle East. Jewish history.

[nancyann]

ACE is very good for families with many children and whose mama is getting very overwhelmed. Just add in library books and your kids ARE learning. Standardized tests are not great at evaluating

[howowen]

One thing many gifted students love about Math U See is they can move on at their own pace. No need to keep reviewing concepts for months like spiral. One student was able to go through pre-algebra and algebra 1 in one year. So, math U See can be a wonderful resource for both sides of the spectrum. For anyone that’s curious.

[DebBeePlus]

I knew in my gut when I clicked on this I would probably be using one or more 😅. Turns out it’s just one, and just for one subject. And that’s part of the beauty of homeschooling, is picking and piecing together the things that work for your kids learning style and your families core values and beliefs. But, I side with you 1, 000% on Abeka, and that’s from someone who was brought up on it until middleschool! I would go nuts if I had to use it for my own children.

[Seasonedhomeschooler]

Personally I would never count on a LA curriculum or Math curriculum to teach our Christian faith. I do use TGTB for academics only, definitely not to teach about faith. It just isn’t there for that imo. However, it does awesome in teaching what it says it does which is LA, Math, and science. Although I do prefer EIW for writing instruction. 😊

[jennifersanchez]

Love your honesty!
We use TGTB and it's working for now😊 (We also supplement and change a few things around).
That's the beauty of homeschool. You use what works for your family ❤
Your videos have been such a blessing to my family, I'm constantly sharing them with others😘

Keep up the great work!

[genabrady]

One thing that ACE is great for is the math. My oldest is dyslexic and ADD, and he really struggles with math. The simple layout, the small chunks, the frequent review, and the booklet format makes it so much easier for him to handle. It's also very budget friendly. I would absolutely agree that TGTB is very minimal when it comes to a Christian world view. The big reason I still use it is because it's free. One of the biggest cons of Abeka is the cost. It is one of the most expensive curriculums out there.

[michellewei]

I use ACE. this whole last year, I've used ACE. My son loves it. Seeing the kids grow up... how colorful it is. All of the different character traits too! My son needs constant review. I thought about going to a nearby Christian School but they use Abeka. I was in contact with the Admissions lady and she said she herself did ACE from grades 7-12 but wouldn't comment on it. She said Abeka is "academic acceleration". My ADHD 12 year old doesn't need acceleration. He's kinda lazy but he is a math and science kid. Now, I went on their site for schools... I saw a CATHOLIC school that was registered! Also a LOT of elementary and NO middle or high schools! I don't let my son do this "independently". I stay by his side. I score it for him.
I would really like to know more about why you don't like it. I like how King James based it is. My son IS learning using it!

[prayersponytails]

I loved your honesty and humility with this video (and all your videos). My husband and I have the same conviction about TGTB and haven’t supported their company in years. I have close neighbors who are Mormon which lead me to study their beliefs closely.
I know it’s unpopular, but it’s refreshing to my spirit to hear another family who has similar convictions, so thank you for sharing. 💕

[corriezoetewey]

So interesting that I’m pretty sure we use mostly different curriculum from what you use but I agree with your comments on the ones you would never use. Can’t wait to see your next video about what you do like.

[juliequates]

Really appreciate your feedback on these curriculums from an evaluation perspective. Really trying to keep my homeschool funds going to true Christian companies.

[chrisderouchey]

I’m so glad I’m homeschooling in AZ where we aren’t required to give tests (state or national). Starting Math-U-See next month! 🤞🏼

[lucysimons]

I'm team Abeka for Arithmetic only. I could never do it all. It's so much work! This year we tried another math curriculum and we'll be going back to Abeka for next year school year. TGTB has an appeal because it's open and go and they offer Lang. Arts and Math as a free download. I'm currently phasing out using TGTB simply because it isn't serving our family anymore. I can see holes in my oldest's language arts education. We'll be using IEW from now on.

[KittyCuties]

Thank you for your thoughts on other curriculum. It provides useful feedback. :)

The Good and the Beautiful is watered down to basic Christianity beliefs, which both LDS and other demoninations share to help create common ground. From what I've seen, the main purpose is not to teach spiritually but to have a good and solid Christian framework that provides good and clean learning and literature. So much now-a-days isn't morally clean or with beautiful descriptive language, and it's nice to know that based on their content, I can trust my kids are reading clean and moral content that supports healthy families. That being said, I don't agree with everything in it and we talk about it as a family and discuss it deeper.

[FamilyStyleLearning]

Great video concepts. And really well said. Thanks for sharing.

[Sevenarrowsacademy]

Your hair is absolutely beautiful on you! LOVE that length!

[GardenMinistry.]

I appreciate your feedback especially with your background! I am sort of a "Team Abeka" person, my kids started out with it at their preschool, so when we transitioned to homeschool I wanted to provide that consistency in curriculum. I found out quickly we couldnt do ALL of it, and because we are teacher lead, we simplified it and adjusted it to our needs, and I ended up loving it. We love the phonics review, the thoroughness, and the spiral approach, and definitely the Christian world view. It really does help with learning to read in an advanced way. I dont think im married to it, I see myself eventually transitioning to other things when my kids are a little older. I know I'll be using Teaching Textbooks for Math, IEW writing/Grammer, and a classical History (like SOTW or MOH). TGTB would never work because of its "too much fluff" and its lacking consistency in that it's lessons are pieced together randomly, and not enough spiral for the facts to really stick for my children. I wish Charlotte Mason approach could work for us, but it doesn't seem to, and Un-schooling would also not fit us either... that approach frankly scares me! Still searching for the right Spelling program, Abeka's is too rigorous for us. Thank you for your awesome videos!

[liztefft]

I agree with you on most of these. We did start using Math U See for my 9th grader who had been struggling with math. He is excelling now with the mastery approach even though we did have to back track and go pretty far "below grade level". I've decided not to worry about the standardized tests. He was ready to give up on math, and now he's developing a much stronger foundation and gaining confidence in his skills.

[kimberlyamapes]

I agree with all of your picks and for many of the same reasons.

[CCgirl]

I love your honestly about the programs you talk about every year. It's actually the reason I choose MUS in the first place. My adhd daughter is doing well with it when she couldn't in others, plus we don't need testing where I live. TGTB (pervious edition) has been amazing for my children in many ways for reading and spelling rules. The spelling words themselves didn't work for us but doing the actives kept it fun enough. I have no option on their math. Handwriting is gentle and I've enjoyed watching the girls get better everyday.