This info is all so helpful! Thanks to both for taking the time to spell out TOG & MFW. It's good to hear from someone, too, who agrees with the assessment. This is great as I consider what we need for the future and what might work for my family. northcoast ds 11, dd 8

Thanks for the ideas! I'll check into them. Has anyone used Sonlight and/or TOG for high school? Which better prepared one to think critically? northcoast

I've have been considering TOG. After using and really liking Sonlight's setup, I didn't figure I could pull this off. I do like what I see with the discussion type questions for TOG. northcoast ds - 11; dd - 8

Hi, I'm new to the boards and to the world of forums but I've lurked here a while. I'm ecclectic and not sure I'm going to teach Latin or have quite the rigor of the WTM way. But so much is good and makes sense. I use Sonlight & SOTW for history, R&S for LA, WWE, IEW SIB, Apologia for science. My oldest is approaching the logic stage. I want to keep my 2 children together for history at least. I like Sonlight for the lit. and ease of use. My kids so enjoy the reading with Sonlight Now for the question - looking head to high school what would help me to teach my kids to think critically? I'm not good at this so I'll be learning right along with them. Is Sonlight going to do it for me? What about TOG - I like the discussion questions I see. Reading is more rigorous than I had in high school. I don't know if that'd bad or good at this point. I like how TOG integrates the Bible with history too. I just ordered "Teaching the Classics." Any other ideas? Thanks! Northcoast ds - 11, dd - 8

Thanks for all sharing everyone. One question I have, how does MFW & Sonlight compare to TOG for teaching your child to think critically, especially in the high school years. Or do I need start a thread over there? I love the look of TOG for critically thinking but it looks maybe to be to rigorous for us. I'm sort of ecclectic too. And I don't care for SL LA. I'm off to camp with my family for the weekend. I'll check in later. Thanks! Northcoast

I'm homeschooling an upcoming 6th and 3rd graders. Have used Sonlight for history, readers, and read-a-louds but am considering TOG. I love the reading selections with Sonlight and ease of use/schedule. Thanks to a prev poster about how you lay out your week. That was helpful! Northcoast