mom4him Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Do any of you use the BJU DVD with your dc? Have you liked them? Disliked them? Would spend the $$ another year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilo90 Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 I have used them this year for the first time for my 5th grader. We have not used BJU before now, so I have only used the curriculum with the DVD's. Overall I really like them; it has been a good fit for us. Personally, I like the Christian content that is woven throughout the lessons. The teachers are much more chipper than I would be teaching, so I think that is a perk, too. I do wish some of them were a little more up-to-date. I emailed BJU about that and they said they redo a few each year so by the time my younger children get to 5th grade, it seems like they will have been redone. It took us a couple months to make them work for us. If you do all the videos for all the subjects, it is a very long day. (Too long for homeschooling in my opinion.) We skip 2 of the videos and I save the subject that I think is least profitable until last. On days when we have other activities, I don't worry about not getting to it. I spent the first 3 months of the school year dealing with morning sickness. The videos were GREAT to have during that time! DD was able to "do her thing" with minimal help from me. We plan to use them again next year as I will have a newborn and my husband will be deployed for the year. Although I know BJU isn't the strongest curriculum in EVERY subject, the benefits outweigh the drawbacks to me. Hope that helps a smidge. Gloria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omma Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Hi, Gloria, Just curious to see which two subjects you skipped. Thanks, Brenda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelissaMom Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 I have used them on and off over the years. There are some amazing teachers and a few duds. My kids love the well taught classes, and dread the others. What grade are you considering? There's a great yahoo group that is really helpful too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilo90 Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Brenda, We skip the video for history and handwriting. We didn't mind either of them, but it is just a way to shorten the day a little. My daughter misses SOTW (use to be her fav subject), so she sits in on history with her younger brother and just does the reading, worksheets, and tests for BJU history. Reading is the last subject she does. She probably gets to it 2-3 days a week as opposed to all 5. Gloria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wy_kid_wrangler04 Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 We skip the video for handwriting. They have a video for handwriting??? :confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilo90 Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 In addition to handwriting technique, the video would introduce languages and letters of various countries. It was good/interesting info, but we had to trim the day somewhere and it was the first to go. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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