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No seatbelts, inexperienced driver does not equal "freak accident" sorry for the loss though

I totally agree. My teenagers are not allowed to be driven with other teenagers. ONly me, their father or grown adults. What about seatbelts? Were they wearing any??

The LifePacs are for everything. I do add in extra writing 3 days a week and Wordly Wise 3 days a week. LLATL just seems too weak IMO. I know it builds upon itself, but my dd has had most of what is in the Tan in 3rd grade public school She needs to be challenged. So I think i'll stick with LifePacs this year and maybe move on to BJU next year for 8th.

Okay, I have both of these curriculums for my 7th grader. I cannot afford anything else, I am finding both have pros and cons. LLATL seems WAY too easy, in fact it's all review and I have looked thru the whole book. Not sure I like the format either. LifePacs seem like a lot of busy work but I think I can make them work this year. Wish it had more writing instruction but I have not looked thru each lifepac yet. So, which would you choose? Will I ruin my child if I use LifePacs? I have read so many negative comments about them. I would like to stick with them thru highschool if we like them, just so hard to decide

This is for 7th grade: WriteSource book 7 Wordly Wise Sequential Spelling Core Skills Language Arts grade 7 Lots of reading with some PP guides and free lit guides How does this look to you?

I cannot stand IEW either! Have you found anything you like as far as LA and writing??

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I spent a lot of time at the WS website last night. I listened to Dave Marks lecture and am so intriqued by these products. Have any of you used Writing AND Reading Strands together successfully? Is the Reading Strands book basically a book list? Please tell me about using these together

Do you feel it's doable to do 2 vol. in 11th grade without feeling rushed?

Problem is...I don't know what I really want! LOL I cannot find anything we like, so at this point I will just use what I have,combine them both and research again for next year.

Thanks, I was considering using LLATL alone, adding in more books and using Easy Grammar. That was one of my options. I just have both curriculums which I don't want to "waste" LOL Honestly, LifePacs looks very boring. I think we'd both get burned out quickly. I "could" just go thru them however and use the grammar portions. I have a lot to do over the weekend, tweeking both curriculums! I just wish I LOVED and was satisfied with one or the other!

Thanks. I do have the newest WTM book, so the section on how to dicuss lit in there,in that book? Any suggestions on how to blend to two? Just look at both thoroughly and choose what I feel are most important? That seems daunting! What do you feel is most important in LLATL to not leave out? UGH! I wish there was an easier way!

Yes! All of the above, which Lifepacs and LLATL seem to cover, however one seems so much easier than the other. And the "other" seems rather boring. But I guess school sometimes has to be boring right? At least ONE subject. Lifepacs seems more challenging and better overall, but I just cannot make up my mind

Would you use either LLATL or LifePacs for Language arts. I have them both and cannot decide. Not 100% thrilled with either, but it's what we have this year and cannot purchase anything else. I would like one of these to work and be able to stick with them thru our schooling, or most of the way

Thanks, May I ask what you are now using?

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Have any of you used AAH for highschool? If you have could you please tell me how you beefed it up or what lit you added?

Holly, what are you using for Lit??

Yes, it is thought provoking! It is not like ACE where you can go back and copy the answers. You really have to go back and maybe read it over again and come to your own conclusions, however the information is there! I had to help my dd the first few days because I told her she was going to have to work a bit to find the answers. However she now has it where she is getting the hang of it, and it's not taking as long. And is it definately HIGHSCHOOL level! I really REALLY like this style of homeschooling. Years of Sonlight left us dreading history. I felt we were doing history for 5 hours a day. Now we are done in 30 minutes or so. The teacher's manual also gives ideas and extra assignments if you like. This is why I am so tempted to just go and buy the Language Arts now. Currently we are using LLATL Tan, but it's so simple. It's like what my dd did in second or third grade. I know you are supposed to stick with LLATL to see results, but I really think it's not her learning style. She loves workbooks/textbooks however I felt BJU and Abeka were over the top and WAAAAAY too much info to process! AO is straight-forward get it done and know they are learning what they need to learn!

Cathy Duffy gives the highschool level Language arts program a very good review so does Rainbow Resource, that is why I was interested in it. My dd is also using the 10th grade world history program and "I" really like it so far. The information is great and I think it's a great program. We use ACE for Science which is working well, will most likely stick with it, but wasn't sure of their upper level histories either...Hard to decide which one

Is this under the ninth grade level, or are you using the civics elective course?

That is also what I had planned. Jensen's seems to get a big following

Thanks! I have read nothing but great reviews for this! Currently we are using Wordsmith Craftsman and don't like the way it's set up or it's assignments. Did you use anything else after Write with the Best?