hsmom Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Or do you get rid of them and buy something else for the next child? Right now I am debating whether it would be better to save all of these books so I already have them for my youngest or to sell them and get new. What do you do and why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendy in ME Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 I know I am not as thrifty as I should be but with an age gap like that, I would sell anything that is easily replaceable. Who knows what you will want to teach in 7 years. You may change your whole philosophy may even change. Maybe it's just that I like to shop for books and I don't want to run out of books to shop for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trivium Academy Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 I agree. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue G in PA Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 I save the books. With an age gap like yours, I would be more inclined to sell them b/c of what the previous poster said. New curriculums will come out, new editions, new philosphies, your attitude might change, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mo2 Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 I have 5 years between mine, and I am only saving the things that I absolutely love (like SOTW). I figure, what works for this child may not even work for the next child. But something like SOTW is easily adapted to different learning styles by adding/dropping readings and projects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmom Posted April 11, 2008 Author Share Posted April 11, 2008 Okay, then what about things like Rightstart math. I have almost the whole series of their books (minus level C) I got them all for such great prices that I bought them up. Should I keep a hold of things like this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommybee Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 I would do a little of both. I plan on saving Omnibus for all of my kids especially since the cost is so hefty. I plan on saving our latin program because it has worked for us and was also costly. Things that are tried and true for us like certain history books, art books and other favorite books to turn to I save. Things like math, grammar, science curriculum I would probably just sell and replace when you need them. Same with Hhstory if I had a full curriculum, but I have lots of different things. I think I will just keep my SOTW's and my Guerber's books instead of replacing later. Just my thoughts on how I do things around here:) My age gap is about 6 years between the youngest and the next up so I will be implementing this myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 I've saved all my stuff, and have only one kiddo. It is going to be a very strange library when it is done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestof3 Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 If I liked it the first time around, I save it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmom Posted April 11, 2008 Author Share Posted April 11, 2008 I've saved all my stuff, and have only one kiddo. It is going to be a very strange library when it is done. Do you have a specific reason for doing this? I always keep thinking "oh I might need that for reference sometime", or something to that effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harriet Vane Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 I keep most of our books for my second child. Some things I get rid of because they didn't work well. Also, when that second child is at the stage of needing those books, I sometimes get rid or one or two things that I know will not fit his needs very well. But, we re-use the vast majority of our books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommybee Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Do you have a specific reason for doing this? I always keep thinking "oh I might need that for reference sometime", or something to that effect. I always think certain books would make great references and they do. I think those are keeper's. My dh and I love to continue learning and if something pop's up on tv or in conversation I love to be able to pull out a book and look it up. Isn't that why we all buy so many books?:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie Laurie Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 I save almost everything. Part of it has been that my youngest is not far behind my 7 and 5 year olds, so I save their stuff in case I want it for him. I save my oldest son's stuff for my other kids- the age gap is bigger, but this is mostly Sonlight cores, and those books are always going to be great. Even if we decided to use something else, I'd have the SL books to add in, or I'd just have them around for the kids to read as they feel like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nutmeg Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 I keep everything, since my girls are so close in age and ability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiver0f10 Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Or do you get rid of them and buy something else for the next child? Right now I am debating whether it would be better to save all of these books so I already have them for my youngest or to sell them and get new. What do you do and why? It depends on the books, but I tend to buy books with the idea that I will reuse them withthe rest of the upcoming kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Do you have a specific reason for doing this? I always keep thinking "oh I might need that for reference sometime", or something to that effect. A lot of what I've purchased for the grammer stage are read alouds. I'm hoping that dd will read them on her own during the logic stage. Then there are the hypothetical grandkids. I can't see prices of anything going down ever. Even mass market paperbacks will be readable in 20 years. I've got the space for them and we are a family of book lovers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leslie in TN Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Some things (like math texts, for example) I keep since my kiddos are only two years apart, but for the most part, we sell the items as soon as we are finished with them -- not enough shelf space to do otherwise. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TracyR Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 For me I wish I could . But I find that I can't because each of my girls have learned things in a different way . So its hard to keep curriculum from other children . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 I'd say keep, unless you need to sell to fund next year. But then, I still have most of my interesting college texts, and started collecting children's books and interesting nonfiction before I even had kids, so I'd be ready, and have only parted with ANY book in dire straits (must sell to buy food, etc.)... I sent like 4 or 5 cases of books home from having them stashed on my ship when I got out of the Navy, even (and all my other possessions fit in a pair of seabags). My nutzo bibliophile tendencies may not be the best guide... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiegirl Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 My kids are close together so I keep everything. But with such a big age difference I would sell unless there is something that you really, really like. With RS, if you are sold on that program I would keep it but make sure you have all of the workbooks cause they could change by the time your youngest is ready to use them. I plan on buying the workbooks all at once for my youngest just in case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmom Posted April 11, 2008 Author Share Posted April 11, 2008 My kids are close together so I keep everything. But with such a big age difference I would sell unless there is something that you really, really like. With RS, if you are sold on that program I would keep it but make sure you have all of the workbooks cause they could change by the time your youngest is ready to use them. I plan on buying the workbooks all at once for my youngest just in case. I already have all the lessons and workbooks for rightstart (except c, but I will have that soon too). I did this because I really love the program and I have gotten A,B,D, E, Geometry, and manipulative's for around $200. Awesome deal I thought. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Atl Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Yes, unless it was a total flop. I'm just now starting to sell things as Fi finishes them. Some titles we are keeping because both girls want to re-read them in the future or they are a great reference title to keep on hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffeefreak Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 I'm keeping my Math and Handwriting only because they aren't worth selling. I used Rod and Staff for Language Arts and I don't know if I'll go that route again (my girls are 3 years apart). I've already sold the 1st grade Rod and Staff and have the 2nd grade up for sale (we're done with it). My reasoning was two fold. 1-I am the absolute opposite of a pack rat. Since I don't know that I'm going to use it, why keep it? 2-I need money to fund the next year's resources. Science and History are different. I've had a couple of things BOMB so they are out of here. But the things I really liked, we keep :) I guess I should qualify that statement. When History or Science didn't work for us, I sold the Teacher's guides. However, I kept ALL the books because they are always worth keeping:D Even with my girls being only 3 years apart, there is still enough time for new curriculum and improvements. With the age gap you have, I wouldn't feel hemmed in. If you could sell your teacher's guides and make money, I would do it! Then again, I might not be the best influence (see my signature):lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antonia Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 It depends on the curricula. Both of mine did Singapore math, so, yes, those books I kept. However, dd was always stronger in language arts, spelling, etc, so what I used for her will not necessarily work for ds. I sold Spelling Power at a recent used-curriculum fair because it would most definitely not be for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janis in DE Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 I keep most of everything, especially literature. I only keep other curriculum that I really like. I only have 1 daughter (11) that I homeschool, but I have 2 grandkids that my daughter hopes to homeschool. I also have 3 other adult children who hopefully will give me many more grandkids who will be homeschooled. I even put it in our will that all of my school books are to be shared by those who choose to homeschool their kids. Janis in DE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holly Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 I plan on keeping most of our things. We don't have a lot of "curriculum" but mostly living books. Since we don't have a very good library, I plan on keeping those things. I have some curriculum type things that I'll probably sell pretty soon. We're also doing Rightstart, and I plan on keeping all of those books. My DC are each 2 years apart, so it's a little closer than yours, but math isn't going to change that drastically is the time you'll need it again. ;) I'd keep those for sure! The only things I'm planning on selling were things I wasn't too crazy about to begin with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmy Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 I'm saving all books right now - but my kids are very close in age. I've sold a couple teachers manual that I didn't think I'd need again or I thought I'd wanted the updated version later, but actual books I keep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Or do you get rid of them and buy something else for the next child? Right now I am debating whether it would be better to save all of these books so I already have them for my youngest or to sell them and get new. What do you do and why? If you are talking story books. I keep the classics then donate the ones that were child specific i.e. oldest son loves, arthur books, another son loved curious george. Also, I am quite bored of some stories after reading them to 4 children so I have purchased or dh picks up a new book for our dd so we have something different to read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in NH Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 I save them unless they just really don't work for *me* as a teacher, in which case I tend to get rid of them right away. If something doesn't seem to be working for one kid, it might work for the next, or I might be able to adapt it to work for them. But, with programs I really like I'll buy the whole series in case it goes out of print or changes edition (like Singapore did) before I am finished using the series with my kids. If I sold a great curriculum (which is all I use ;) ) then I might not find it again when it's time for the next kiddo to use it. This way I can focus on researching and buying the next year's curriculum instead of having to reinvent the wheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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