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  1. I never had a good feeling about SL, just felt I wasn't suppose to use it. What does your heart say though? That is what is important. TOG is literature based and Christian. I am curious why you are opposed to MFW? Faith is interwoven throughout it. They use a lot of literature and have an extensive book basket. If you like unit studies you may want to look at Amanda Bennett Unit Studies. Her curriculum is very Christ based. She includes a huge suggested book list for each study.

  2. She mentioned that she is going to have a sale in August. I plan on purchasing then. She has an internet option, so you don't have to have extra books. Have you looked at her samples? If you have Facebook I would write on her Harmony Fine Arts page and ask her where she things you should begin. I had questions about my soon to be 2nd and 3rd grader and she answered quickly. I personally wouldn't begin at Gr. 1, it would be way too easy. I would either start at Gr.4 and beef it up for the 7th grader or get Gr.7 and simplify it a bit for the 4th grader.

  3. I have an old copy of Winterpromise's American Story 1. They recommend the 500 Nations DVD documentary. I am curious if anyone has watched it and what age they recommend it for? Winterpromise's forum has been down for a while now, so I thought I'd check here as I know quite a people have used or are using them. Thanks in advance. :)

  4. I don't think $1400 is worth it. I can think of SO many better things I could do with that type of money. Plus the tutors are not really trained, so why the big bucks? It bothers me to be involved in something that is so inaccessible to so many families, but that is me.

  5. Well I'd love to say "print" option because I do prefer real books, but for me living overseas I always obtain e-books from them. It's just less of a financial strain on me due to the constant rising costs of international shipping. I always print out the IG & bind it up myself. I print out the notebooking pages & put them in a file or folder in order to have them available each week. This year I broke everything down by week & slipped them in page protectors in a massive notebook so I could easily find everything without issue.

     

    I didn't end up printing out Unfurling The Sail, & really wish I had, BUT.. I can feed my computer through my tv & it's nice & large that way. :LOL: One thing that can be a little frustrating would be that you need to enter a password on your digital products upon opening them. You use to have to use their password which was different for each theme, but now with the update of their website you select your own password, download your products & your off & running. We've removed passwords from the products before just to make it easier to use on a portable device.

     

    FWIW, if this will help you any. If you purchase PRINT products they've removed the "no resale" policy meaning you can sell your stuff second hand, BUT if you purchase digital items you obviously can't resell them. For me, while that was still tempting I don't tend to sell much, if any, homeschool stuff anyway. I hold on to it for the next one in line & once we've surpassed that point I often give it away to someone who is in need.

    How did you remove the password? I have the AW notebooking pages that I would love to have password free.

     

    To OP, I would love ebooks except I hate the password protection. I think it was such a dumb business move. I really don't think it protects their products in the way they think it does. If someone is dishonest they'll just print extra copies and sell them or share the password and email the product. Acting so distrustful of your customers doesn't sit well with me. I mostly buy digital homescchool products, this is the only company I have encountered with password protected .pdf's.

  6. AS1 has really great reviews. We are using an older version of it this coming year. The book selections are great. I buy only exclusives from Winterpromise and buy books elsewhere to save money. I've read customer service has been better the last couple years. If you search the boards most of the bad reviews are from years ago. I am also a part of their forum. It is quiet but there is lots of great info on the individual programs. They also have a Facebook page. You can see customer comments on there too.

     

    Here is a review of AA1 which is a mix of AS1 and AC1 from one of our board members: http://www.thecurriculumchoice.com/2012/03/winter-promise-all-american-1/ She used a lot of Winterpromise items.

  7. I was so excited to see that Discovering Great Artists by MaryAnn Kohl is a daily Kindle deal for $1.99. I've wanted to get it for some time but it is usual pricey. Thought it might interest some of you as well. :) http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005PSL72M/ref=amb_link_416369602_15?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=0P5P4B1CXJCSWT3JRVE1&pf_rd_t=1401&pf_rd_p=1811908982&pf_rd_i=1000677541

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