thanks :D

I have been using Rosetta Stone HS with dd for about a month and she likes it, but thinks it is moving too slow. She did have a semester of Bob Jones Spanish before starting this so that may be why? Has anyone else had this issue? I let her pass on to unit 2 b/c it seemed like overkill. I am wondering if I should switch to one of the other plans? Which one do you use? I was thinking of maybe trying the extended with reading intro? But I want her to have writing too? Maybe we are using it wrong? Do you find it repeats a lot? I know that it is very helpful in the beginning, but by week 7 or 8 it seemed too much? Is there some other setting maybe I haven't figured out? Thanks for any advice:001_smile:

what is the cost? I couldn't find it on the website.

oh good! I will order today then :001_smile:

thanks!

Not sure if this is the spot to post this? But please tell me this isn't true:confused: It said on Their website that orders could take up to 4 weeks for delivery.

thanks Melissa! That was my fear that the Abeka would be too dry. I will try the BJU I can always supplement if I need to.

Do you think the BJU geography is superior to the Abeka? The CS requires geography. I am open do do either BJ or Abeka. I have to buy the teacher books for grammar and vocab from abeka anyway. I have not considered continuing part time next year. That may be a good option for us.

thanks for sharing your daughters experience! I am going to give it one last try with the school. :001_smile: Then I may just use Barks? ETA: Abeka not barks...auto correct :/

oh! That makes sense! Thanks!

thanks Melissa and Crystal! I will go look at the Notgrass stuff now. It is kinda funny if they would except that and not MFW. Thanks so much for helping me out!

Thank you Crystal. I think you are right! I tried to print that out but my computer wouldn't let me. I will try again later. I appreciate the detailed information.

thanks! I will check it out. If it is an online school I don't think it would be a good fit. She is already doing 2 classes on the computer and she would do better if she just used the computer for research for her other classes. I know this seems crazy, but this school has people who come in and out of home schooling all the time. It really shouldn't be this hard. I may call the mother of a 10th grader who I know is HS'ing partial days. I really don't know her personally, but I need to get moving on curriculum. I really wonder what all these other people are using? I was so excited about homeschooling too. I am feeling a little defeated right now. I just need to set a plan in motion! :auto:

no, I haven't bought any of it yet. Just the online samples.

It is a private Christian school. She has attended since K5. They use a lot of Abeka in elem and JH. They get away from it a little in High School. I think only 2 classes use it. They use some Bob Jones, Glencoe etc. The school has not Approved the geography. I did not receive it till after our meeting and honestly I think I will have to supplement or buy another program. I am open to suggestions. Their main thing is assessment. They think MFW is great. She even said she knows I would do a great job with it, but they need documentation. She compared it to transferring credits in college. They are part of the ISHA (Illinois State High School Association) and need to have *documentation* to back it up. The 9th grades at the school will read Illiad and Oddessy for lit class this semester as well as Lord of the Flies and Romeo and Juliet I believe. It bums me out cause I know dd was looking forward to a curriculum like MFW. She said she is fine doing it the other way too.

Most likely, if not next year then at some point before she graduates. I plan for her to get her diploma from the school. I am thinking that I will need to return to work outside of the home (I run a small in home daycare right now). Although I would love to be able to continue and do a full year. I am not sure what God has planned ;).

I know it just seems silly. There is one other person I can bring the MFW samples to. I can see what he thinks. I just got the trail guides yesterday I don't know if they are challenging enough. There's no formal test so, who knows if they will accept that credit? I know the school isn't trying to make it hard on me they are trying help, they don't want me to spend time and money on things they won't take as a credit.

I met with the school yesterday and they are still not sure they will give me credits for the MFW curriculum. I showed them the scoring etc. I feel like it may be a bigger hassle than I am willing to face right now. I would hate for dd to do a semesters worth of work for zero credits. She already has the Abeka grammar and comp book(half way through that is what they use at her school) and the Abeka Spelling/vocab half done. I think maybe I will stick with those b/c TWTM recommends them anyway. Then pick up the teachers manuals? Does anyone know how much of a difference there is between the forth and fifth edition? She has the fifth. For lit I am thinking about making a list of great works and letting her pick a few to read. Then for the grade I will either give her a quiz or have her write a paper. We will also discuss, but not for a grade. Also thinking of adding in The rule book for arguments. We already have these in place: Algebra~ ALEKS Spanish~ Rosetta Stone HS Geography~Trail Guide to World Geography/ Around the World in 180 days/Geography through art Biology~ continuing at the high school So that leaves me with trying to find a Bible curriculum. Can anyone recommend a good one? I was really excited by what MFW had to offer for Bible. Thoughts? Does this look like a good plan?

Is MFW broken down into units? Would it be confusing to start in the middle or would we be better off starting at the beginning and just getting though as much as we can?

thanks Melissa! That helps :D I think I will spend a few days trying to find a used set, If I can't then I will *gulp* spend the $400

I really like that I can buy the units separately for TOG. BUT I am a little scared of the planning time??? I have 3 kids (ages 4, 6 and 15), I run a small daycare in my home and I am a single parent. I have a background I elementary education, so lesson planning is not new to me. Are their samples of TOG on their website? I didn't see any I will have to check again. I think MFW would be great ~ IF I could find it on sale or get it second hand or something. I don't think I can invest $400 for one semester:confused: I am pretty sure that Sonlight will not meet our needs right now. I really wish I had a copy of TOG and MFW side by side to compare. DD is halfway through the Abeka grammar and spelling/poetry III as they used it at her school. I could just finish those and pull together a Bible and Literature curriculum. That really doesn't sound exciting to me. She has been doing Abeka since K5. I want to reignite a love for learning in her! I am still torn! TOG or MFW :confused: Thank you all so much for your thoughtful responses! I appreciate the help!

yes maybe I am giving them too much info! I just wanted to be *cleared* before I invested the money. Thanks you all so much! I know I have all these crazy newbie questions! I seriously thought I had this all figured out at one point. Everything but lit. Which I was considering getting the book All through the Ages to help me pick out great works that corresponded to our Geography. Then found out the Bible program I was going to do was expensive and so I started switching gears. Now I am confused :confused:

I did read WTM. I definitely love the approach but assessment is where I will struggle. I feel like the curriculum with the assessment in it is best for us right now. If I knew that I was doing this long term I would definitely do things a little differently. The reason why I was looking at these 3 curriculums is because I like how they have 3 subjects that flow together. Language arts is my daughters strongest area. We are doing a separate geography curriculum. I would love to find something literature/grammar wise that flowed with that:confused: She was kinda liking the idea of things flowing together. I am scared of her falling behind her peers. She is a bright child who had stopped trying or caring in school. I want to reignite her love for learning. There is so much I want to teach her and at the same time I am afraid I will not be teaching her enough. :/ ETA: She will be taking math online and Bio at her school.

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I did not scroll past page 3 before...lol I thought that was the end. I am sure if I show the school this they will see that it easy to distinguish. I think I will set ul a meeting to go over next week. Does it have a strong grammar/vocab component or would I need to supplement?

BLAH!! Can I just scream! I just got word from the school administration (The school I hope to transfer dd back into for her diploma) and they are not approving the multi-subject curriculum. They said it is very difficult to use for transfer purposes with credits:confused: Any help? I have looked at so much curriculum and I really would hate to make all of her subjects completely unrelated. Does MFW have separate assessments for each subject?