I wouldn’t fudge grades. That just seems dishonest to me, but I’m kind of a stickler for rules. And math is not something I would skip for a year if he’s planning on college. You don’t lose it if you don’t use it but you do get rusty, and that’s just not something you want to go into college without strength.

Math Mammoth has mixed review every chapter and you can add a cumulative review as well. I really love this math. Right start is a little of both—I’ve heard it called spiral with a mastery approach and mastery with a spiral approach, but it’s somewhere in the middle in my opinion. I have a student in both programs.

Is your oldest an independent personality? Do you think he/she might work independently? Are any of your others independent workers? That will determine a lot! My oldest works alone and can handle quite a bit of work because she is very academic! But my younger two are exactly the opposite! Some days we just don’t get to Science and History with them! I wouldn’t even worry about those two subjects except with your oldest until after the first quarter next year. And I would also start with math curricula. We use 3 different Maths here! They all have a placement test (Beast Academy, Math Mammoth, and Right Start), so placement was the easy part!

All of the Kennth Thomasma books on Native Americans are amazing and timeless. Naya Nuki is set in my backyard. ?

My son (along with the rest of us, but he is definitely the most choosey) has also enjoyed Hatchet and the Julie of the Wolves series. He likes Sign if the Beaver and OmKasToe, as well. Another suggestion is Where the Red Fern Grows but that has a sad ending, as you probably know.

We jumped around a lot in Level C because He geometry was frustratingly long. But I didn’t find accelerating through mastered topics or skipping lessons altogether to be difficult.

My oldest used D but then she grew beyond what was available so she moved right into Marg mammoth. She went back to G and will start algebra next fall. She’s going into 7th. My son did B-D and I’m debating E, but he really likes Beast Academy. My youngest will start D this fall and will likely finish without RS. She loves it.

I have a super addictive kiddo with adhd, borderline odd, and several learning issues, and or pretty much dictated how much electronic time everyone gets, because it makes him into a zombie, no exaggeration. They get electronics from 4-4:30 in weekdays and for about 2 hours total on the weekend. He is sick right now so he is on it pretty much all day but he is unbearable otherwise, and I can’t take too much of him bored at once. We will have to detox again when he gets well. And that is always miserable. Always, even though he knows it’s coming. As for a schedule, I find it super helpful! My kiddo thrives on the known, and the other two could be more flexible but as I said, he pretty much runs our lives in that way. So the rest of us flex for him. Regardless, I like routine and I like checklists. Mondays we never start earlier than 8:30, usually more like 9, but the rest of the week we get started no later than 8. And we do school until we are done and check off assignments as we go. I tried being more relaxed and it just always felt messy.

First off, given his age, I wouldn’t say he’s behind, by any means. So relax a bit there. I find all learning to be very incremental, meaning some kids just take leaps and suddenly everything makes sense. Sort of like taking the first step. One day they are crawling and you can’t even imagine them walking and then suddenly the first step and poof, they are walking! So I wouldn’t worry too much about being behind because my experience is he will fly when the time is right. My kids all loved right start but they are all very different learners. Horizons is so very different—lots of problems and colors and was very overwhelming for two of my kids. Card games were very effective in teaching math facts. I suggest a summer of addition war and go to the dump.

I like Biblioplan. The book are difficult because there aren’t a lot of great historical fiction for that time period but most of them are listed. The discussion guide is different and than Sonlight but very useful and thorough.

We are working through G now. I didn’t use F. She finished MM 6 and will start 7 in the fall and she’s skipping all of their geometry and working through it. It’s definitely challenging. But it is so practical.

We have an hourly requirement as well. 1080 hours. It’s just nonsense for a 3rd grader to be honest. But we just cross of days on a calendar and call it 6.5 hours.

Sorry for the typo in the thread title!

I’m sure I saw one, but I can’t find it!

I am looking at Exploring Copywork Through... series for next year. I think they have scripture, states and capitals, and anatomy at this point.

We intend to complete this at this point. I think I need to decide which direction I’m going for algebra now.

She is very motivated.

How do I know which one to move her into? That is the rub! I don really know where to start for sure, but have heard good things about DO. I like that it’s self paced, but taught as an online type class. My other thought is The Potter’s school. I know I don’t have the time to teach algebra, even though I took higher maths in college. I have a dyslexic kiddo and another younger one who just still require too much time.

Yes I did, in fact and they very promptly emailed back with it! That’s the direction I am leaning.

So she took the Derek Owens pre-algebra placement and aced it and when I look at the curriculum she has been through all but the last two chapters. If that’s the case we can cover everything easy enough for algebra next year. Is Derek Owens dumber down? Because I have heard good things around here. 🤔

We consider ourselves a mix but lean toward MP for language arts almost entirely. My dyslexic is learning Latin slowly, and from a vocabulary standpoint, it is very helpful. I read most things to him or find it on Audible or Learning Ally. I don’t require much writing and we often work on the guides orally. I think it’s doable but as with most curriculums needs some adaptations.

The last two posts were amazingly reassuring, so thank you for that.

She is considering med or vet school (most likely vet) so at this point I think its safe to say she is science degree college bound, so I want to be sure she covers bases for that track. I do not think we will move to Saxon--I actually don't know which direction we will go and we haven't entirely decided if she will enroll in high school or not. I just looked and the local high school scores in the 37th percentile in the state in math testing so that is concerning as well, as the state is low nationwide. I would prefer she not enroll, but I don't want to shut that out as a possiblity.

My daughter is just finishing Math Mammoth 6. She has done well with it. As I see it, she can go two different directions and after a conversation with a public school mom yesterday, I'm second guessing the route we initially planned. I had planned for her to take MM 7 (Pre-algebra) next year and then find an algebra course for the following year. I'm not even sure which direction I would go, but the public school she might attend for high school uses all Saxon. Her son took Saxon Algebra I in 7th (he's definitely an advanced student but compares it seems to both of us to my daughter). I'm just wondering if we should ski MM7 and go straight into Algebra. Has anyone done that? Then what comes next and how does that sequence transpire?

We are actually liking CAP’s Well Ordered Language for Grammar. The songs are ridiculous and the singing is awful, but my son is retaining the definitions really well. He’s 10 and dyslexic and most of the time a no-nonsense kid but this is working well for both he and my daughter (7) are having success with it.