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    So, would you recommend for my third grader whose never had any type of formal spelling, to start with her grade level? 

    I would recommend she start at grade level. :) I really like R&S Spelling and English. I do not have any experience with their other subjects.

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  2. So far all four of my kids were posterior. With my first this caused 4 hours of pushing but the others turned much more quickly. What worked for me was pushing on hands and knees until they turned. My third only partially turned before she was born and her poor little cheeks got bruised. All of mine were born naturally. I'm guessing number 5 will be posterior as well. :/

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    I've used the guides from Beyond and now have WG to begin in the fall, so I've used it all the way through.

     

    No one is saying there aren't "any" higher level thinking.  The fact is I've gathered my information from many places and just don't see the progression as I feel it should be and certainly not to the rigor of CM according to the samples in the CM book.  My child loves history and loves to write.  Longer and more doesn't mean more thoughtful or depth.   Longer summaries are just longer summaries - an additive or a void of detail. And detail doesn't equal depth of thought either.   For me, I'm  talking higher level thinking skills and you've complete RTR.    But it's been our experiences that something is missing and you have another experience.  That's okay. 

     

    Not everyone's children learn the same and enjoy the same things.  From our experiences we feel there's a common problem, however how much or how little we've all used.   And this has far been a "negative thread", but an honest and insightful one with respect and it's been quite appreciated.   Perhaps you can add your more detailed experiences. I'm sure it would add to the thread and be welcomed.    

     

    I specifically said HOD isn't for everyone and that is ok. ;) I can't imagine any curriculum is. I was just trying to offer a different opinion. This thread indeed feels extremely negative to me and I'm sure it does to others as well. From several of the comments my impression was that their opinion is that HOD has no higher level thinking and that it doesn't progress in skills. Some even went as far as to say the middle school and even high school guides were elementary level. That is what I don't agree with. Also if you are completely tweaking and omitting large portions of the guides then you are not going to see the progression of skills as they are written. I can say for my kids especially my oldest(since he has used more guides) I can see a lot of growth from year to year in every subject. He is really into history and science, so he is always telling me about the things he has read, which has brought on many thoughtful discussions. That is just something we do naturally though. I do not need someone to tell me to do it. Personally I am very happy with HOD for my family. I appreciate how the guides progress and how many things my kids have and will learn. I honestly wish I could have had a curriculum like this as a child. The three years I spent at PS(4th,5th, and 6th) didn't even hold a candle to anything that my ds has done with HOD for those grades. Of course my oldest is only just finishing 6th grade so I am no expert by any means nor do I claim to be. I have spent a lot of time looking over different curriculum choices and chose HOD because I felt it was the best choice. I can't imagine spending the amount of money on it I have if I didn't think that.  :lol: I have hesitated to even jump into this discussion because I do not like confrontation at all and get nervous when I disagree with anyone. To address the above comments about the narration I do not think HOD just requires longer written output with each guide. Of course with each guide you are to expect deeper thought and depth coming from a narration and other written work. You would expect and require more depth from a narration written by a 7th-8th grader than you would from say a 4th grader using Preparing. I would think that is obvious and just a natural progression of skills. The application of grammar should be expected and assumed as a child progresses through each guide. My ds writes a rough draft of his narration and then I go over it with him before he writes it in his notebook. If I don't find it up to my standard then he has to change it or rewrite it. Hopefully that makes sense. I'm always willing to share my experience with HOD.

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    Well, this is disappointing.  My goals are different than many here (only planning to homeschool up through 7th grade), but I had thought the HOD guides would be a good way to give my kids that depth and breadth in the upper elementary/early middle years with RTR-MMTM without *ME* having to spend the hours upon hours pre-reading, coordinating, correlating, and lesson-planning.  I was looking at it as basically that work was the price of the guide.  

     

    Would you (anyone who has used HOD) say this issue is primarily an issue as you get to the high school level, or is it already a problem in the CTC-MMTM levels?

    I just wanted to chime in real quick and say I do not agree with the majority of what has been posted to this thread. ;) I have used Little Hands-RTR(some guides multiple times). I also have Rev to Rev on my shelf. I can not comment on the high school guides because I have never seen them. Honestly I have no experience yet teaching high school, so I'm not going to go there other than to say there is no way they are 6th grade level work.  :lol: The middle school guides do progress in skill each year and are not equal in difficulty. The history narrations get longer and more in depth with each guide and there is added written output with each guide in multiple boxes. The research, science, and discussions questions are also more in depth with each guide. R&S itself is already a complete English curriculum and then there is added writing programs. You can easily use any writing curriculum you desire, it even says that right in the LA box. I also don't agree that there isn't any higher level thinking. If your kid isn't remembering anything they read I think that is a separate issue from HOD. Perhaps history isn't their thing or they need to work on reading comprehension skills. I really don't want to get into a fight with anyone about this. If HOD isn't your cup of tea don't use it, but there are plenty of people using it with great results. If you notice in this thread many people commenting have only used 1 guide or perhaps 2. For those who are looking into HOD and are feeling hesitant now. I encourage you to gather thoughts from multiple places and not just from a negative thread. It is a good thing there are so many different curriculum choices now so people can hopefully find something that fits their style and needs.   :001_smile:

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  5. We use the US edition. The Standards is going out of print anyways so if you are just starting out you may consider going with either the US edition or the CC edition. I can not compare the US HIG to the Standards as I have not seen the standards HIG's. I have looked at the textbooks and workbooks and prefer the US edition. You can not use the US edition HIG's with the Standards Textbooks/Workbooks if that is what you mean. 

  6. We sold our house last fall and all the walls were painted light colors. I do not like white or beige I think they look way too bland and cold. The kitchen and laundry room were a light creme yellow(Homestead Resort Tea Room Creme), living room light sage green, dining room wedgwood blue, bathroom light green(Homestead Resort Spa Aqua), bedroom 1 light blue(School Boy Blue), bedroom 2 light periwinkle blue(Serenity). It was an older home, so it had lots of wide trim all of which was painted the same white(Homestead Resort Jefferson White). Sounds kinda crazy but it looked really nice and we got lots of compliments. We sold the house within a month. Oh, and I like Valspar paint and tend to choose the historic colors. ;)

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