babygemma Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 if so, what must be done? thanks for your input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama2Many4 Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 I used CLE 2nd grade last year and didn't see one mention of God. I don't believe the math has anything in it at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berta Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 In the Math, yes. My daughter is in the middle of Math 100 and the only thing that might have anything religious sounding would be the word problems, which you read to your child and is only 2-3 sentences long. Very easily made secular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 absolutley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaniceO Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 We homeschool secularly (I am not a Christian) and use CLE Math. After trying several different programs with my kids, I finally caved and bought CLE. It actually works for them. It's exactly what they needed. As for what religion it contains...there are bible verses sprinkled here and there. They are easily ignored though as they have more to do with the theme of each book than with the actual math. I'm not even sure my kids notice it is there. Also, some of the word problems are of a religious nature. Most are just things like "Preacher Bob passed out x number of Bibles during Sunday School" or "What was the average church attendance during the month of August?". Those things don't bother me at all. I know definitely in Level 600 I had to cross off a problem here and there when the question had you read a bible passage to get information for a math problem. We've used Levels 200, 300, 400, 500, and 600 and I only remember those types of problems being in 600. They also had a chapter on tithing in level 600, but I had my son do it because it was a good lesson on percentages. I used it as an opportunity to explain different beliefs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Definitely. We just finished up 200 and it was almost completely non-religious. There is a Bible verse on each test. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlygirlzx2 Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Definitely. We just finished up 200 and it was almost completely non-religious. There is a Bible verse on each test. Is there a word problem about the Bible verse? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 No way. There are questions like: We have [ ] nose. We have [ ] God. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 Is there a word problem about the Bible verse? No, it was just printed on the cover sheet of the test. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezrabean2005 Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 No way. There are questions like: We have [ ] nose. We have [ ] God. Bill This was only on a "Just for Fun" Section in Level 100 and was only extra. Very easily skipped and very easily used secularly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotSoObvious Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 (edited) YES YES YES!!!!!!!!!! We are not Christian and we LOVE CLE!!!! The language arts, and definitely reading, was too religious for us. My girls know this is a Mennonite curriculum and when it does come up, I use it as a wonderful opportunity to learn. Edited August 3, 2011 by natnclay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momtolgd Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 No way. There are questions like: We have [ ] nose. We have [ ] God. Bill Really?? I don't remember seeing anything like this and have used from light unit 106 through 406 so far between my older two kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 Really?? I don't remember seeing anything like this and have used from light unit 106 through 406 so far between my older two kids. That's what you get for skipping Light Unit 101 ;) http://www.clp.org/documents/2628/original/Math_101.pdf Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momtolgd Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 Wow, ok then. DD tested later so we started with 106...guess we missed that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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