We just finished a quarter of Lantern English classes. Essay Basics, Advanced Essay, and Expository Essay
Pros- The teachers were both very responsive and understanding. The assignments were interesting to the kids. It filled a writing gap this year for my kids.
Cons- I thought the pace was a bit too fast. Now, we did take the 9 week course, so maybe that's just how they work. Each assignment was one week long. the 2 upper level classes had to write a 3-5 page essay every week, and there wasn't any time for revisions, or second drafts. They got very good feedback after they turned in a paper, but it would have been nice to have a chance for revision. One paper was returned to my oldest to redo as he misunderstood the directions, but then he had to redo that 3-5 pager and also write another one in the same week.
I thought about doing their writing program for the year, but I just thought the pace was too much. We always felt very rushed. The emphasis was on doing rather than learning n my opinion. BUT, it filled a writing gap for my kids this year and they did learn something.
-K