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    What subjects/curriculum do your kids do indep. at 3/4th grade? (John Rosemond article today)

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    I'm writing this answer as DD is independently working on an MP composition lesson next to me. : )

     

    Like many folks have mentioned, I agree that the ability to work independently varies from kid to kid. If I left the room as John Rosemond suggested (merrily skipping off to do housework, for example), I'd come back to find DD surrounded by craft supplies or stuffed animals with no progress on classwork. She won't work _completely_ independently. I can, however, get her started on certain tasks and have her complete them without much more involvement from me.

     

    I suggested CLE materials if working independently is the primary consideration. When we were using 4 different CLE subjects at once (Reading, Math, Language Arts, and Bible), DD would open her workbooks and the room would go silent while she plowed through them and I sat at an adjacent desk. I moved to MP when drawn to classical education. I sacrificed some independence, but gained a focus that more closely mirrored our desired trajectory for her education (Latin, classical literature, progymnasmata composition, etc.) As we've become more familiar with MP materials and have developed a daily rhythm for our classwork, DD's been working more independently. I wouldn't say she works completely independently, however, and I'm comfortable with that -- we gain so much through conversation about what she's working on, and my redirection if her approach goes too far afield from the task at hand.

     

    In short (although this response was anything but short ; ), I think CLE and MP both offer rigorous, well-designed materials. They're very different flavors, and we found MP to be a better fit for our family. We depart from MP only on math -- they offer Rod and Staff math as part of the core curriculum package, and we're continuing with CLE math. This is solely an "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" move. It's working so we decided to have DD complete CLE Math through level 7. I've heard great things about Rod and Staff math as well and suspect it would have been a fine choice had we started out with R&S.

    Thanks! I'm trying to decide if CLE would be too... All inclusive? I like the degree of independence but I really only want it for grammar because we already have things that work for spelling, handwriting, writing... So is it silly to use CLE?

     

    I have four kids close in age (3-8) so I NEED to be able to have SOME degree of practice they can do independently. Would MP work in a busy house with four kids or would it just make our day too long?

    What subjects/curriculum do your kids do indep. at 3/4th grade? (John Rosemond article today)

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    We use MP's Core Curriculum these days, however, we still use CLE math. In the past we've used CLE language arts and reading as well. If you're seeking materials that foster independent work, CLE definitely fits the bill. The workbook text speaks directly to the student, and starting with CLE level 3, my daughter could sit down and complete the work almost completely independently.

    Do you think MP is also independent? Could you compare MP vs CLE at all?

     

    This is a great question, thanks for asking! [emoji4]

    Memoria Press users: for early grades...

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    How do you all like the Christian studies? I'm considering apologia's Who Am I for comparison (although that's not set in stone either).

     

    Where would you put a 3rd grader in for Latin that's never done it before?

     

    I like that a lot of it can be done orally, that's helpful!

     

     

    Homeschooling mama of 4... Preschool 3, preschool 4, 1st, and 2nd:)

    Memoria Press users: for early grades...

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    Is it just too much? Too dry? For 1-3 grades? It looks like a ton of writing. I how long are the lessons? The grammar book said it takes an hour on Mondays to do the lesson[emoji15] how long are your days? I'm wanting to incorporate some of MP... What's your fav MP course for early elementary? If you don't use it all, which pieces do you feel work really well for you?

     

     

    Homeschooling mama of 4... Preschool 3, preschool 4, 1st, and 2nd:)

    ECC or SOTW

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    We've been using mfw since K. We are due to start ECC next year. My hesitation is the cost (i add science and bible because I don't LOVE these in mfw so I feel like I'm paying a lot for what's left) BUT I love the unit study and all in one approach having it all planned out for me. I have (next year) a 3,2,k, and preK student. What would you pick and why?

     

     

    Homeschooling mama of 4... Preschool 3, preschool 4, 1st, and 2nd:)

    FLL 3... More independent?

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    Can treasured conversations be used in 4th?

     

    And is R&S really that much more independent? I keep picking it up and looking at it and it just seems like a ton of writing for my writing phobic child:-( for that reason I've considered CLE in 3rd... But I think I'll do FLL2/WWE1&2 in 3rd and was considering treasured conversations in 4th.

     

     

    Homeschooling mama of 4... Preschool 3, preschool 4, 1st, and 2nd:)

    FLL 3... More independent?

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    I know that in level 3 there is a workbook. Does this level allow for any more independent work than levels 1 and 2? Just curious. I guess I wonder the same about FLL 4, too.

     

     

    Homeschooling mama of 4... Preschool 3, preschool 4, 1st, and 2nd:)

    Language lessons for Today (MFW) vs CLE for language arts?

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    Well, I've tried both FLL and LLFT. We did LLFT in 2nd grade, and I felt like it was too light. This was with my oldest though, and I was kind of a wreck fearing I'd "screw him up". So this year for 3rd, we're doing FLL. We all really dislike it. It's way too auditory and quite honestly, I don't think my 2nd/3rd graders really NEED To know all about prepositions quite yet. I think I like the gentle approach better. Having said that, I don't know if I could go back to LLFT either because I didn't really love that either. I didn't feel like there was enough...kind of like "look at this, what do you think?' I wanted more in general. With FLL, it was just too much and very auditory. I am visual, my kids are visual. I'm still searching for what I want to do next year so will be following.

    Check out Cottage Press Primer books and also ELTL [emoji4]

    Language lessons for Today (MFW) vs CLE for language arts?

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    Oh man. This is me! For my 2nd and 3rd graders next year. I can't find many people who are familiar with LLFT. CLE is one I am considering too. It is just so vastly different from the gentle Charlotte Mason approach though. I am actually using FLL right now because I just wanted something more... MORE than LLFT for some reason. I can't put my finger on it really.

     

     

    Homeschooling mama of 4... Preschool 3, preschool 4, 1st, and 2nd:)

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