That is the most frequently asked question I receive when someone finds out I home school my children. And my reply..."Various!"
When I first started, I used Bob Jones exclusively. I guess that's because my mentor, Paula, used it and so I followed. Then, a few years later, I was introduced to Abeka. Since then, I have used a combo of these two wonderful, Christian curriculums for all subjects except math.
When my daughter reached middle school, I starting using Saxon Math , simply because it worked for us. Now, as two of my children are in high school, we use Math-U-See for all the math subjects. They like being able to "watch" their math, and I like someone more knowledgeable than me explaining the basics of Algebra & Geometry!!
This is by no means the only curriculums available; there are some other wonderful ones. It's good to do your research, ask other home schoolers their various opinions, and then make your decision based on what's best for YOU.
We used My Father's World last year with my 8 year old son, and my oldest used Switched on Schoolhouse, all on the computer. I liked both curriculums, but I think it can be just as easy to use a hodge podge of various resources. I have a good friend, who homeschools and was actually a big encouragement to me for the 2 years we homeschooled, and she does use a mixture of resources, for each of her 7 kiddos.
ReplyDeleteYou have been homeschooling for quite awhile though, so I am sure you are an "expert" on curriculum!
No, not an expert!!!
ReplyDeleteIt's more a personal preference I think!
Julie