toawh Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Does anyone else have a subject that it seems no curriculum really makes you feel satisfied? For me it's Spelling and Science. I have yet to find something that I feel like I love and could stick with the whole way through. It's always try this sell it, buy that give it away. One is too simple, another needs so much supplementing I begin to wonder why I do it, the next try is too boring, on and on it goes. Am I the only one? Spelling drives me nuts :confused: I hate all the programs I've tried. And science is such an overwhelming subject that each curriculum I try I feel like it doesn't include this or that, not enough experiments, doesn't mention enough scientists, never have what we need for the experiments, or worse still the experiments don't work. I hate jumping curriculum too, because then we're left with gaps. Oh, what to do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 (edited) Science. I've gotten to the point that I use MPH kind of like Story of the World-it's the spine that I add trade books and the occasional neat project to. And I send my DD to as many of the local museum/zoo/botanic gardens classes as I can. It works at age 6, but I'm thinking I'd better get my act together before she gets too much older! Spanish. I've yet to find a curriculum that I like, that DD likes, and that she seems to retain. SFC is doing good things for grammar, but she often has trouble with vocabulary there that she has NO trouble with reading in context, and if we slow down the pace enough that she remembers the vocabulary, she says it's boring. If we go at the pace she can handle the grammar, she doesn't remember the vocabulary two chapters down the road. And I'm constantly messing up at finding "just right" books in Spanish-either they're too easy, or they're too hard. I'd actually give just about anything for the equivalent of the old Open Court readers, only in Spanish, at this point. Greek. There's nothing between "So easy it's boring" and "too hard". But DD doesn't want to let it go and wait. Edited September 29, 2011 by dmmetler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Five More Minutes Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 science Same here. I'm okay with where we're at in science, but not thrilled, so I'll be tweaking again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UmMusa Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Science!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessedmom4god Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Science and composition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Writing. I've found things I like for various aspects of writing but have yet to find an affordable, "open and go", comprehensive writing program that I really like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 History, and Art. History because I happen to love it (I don't care for SOTW) and my children don't care for it. Art because it just doesn't get done as I'd like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haiku Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Science, although I think things will be better this year. RS4K combined with Studies Weekly's Science magazine should do the trick. Tara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matilda Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Writing! I feel like I am constantly trying to find something better than what we have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Writing. But it's getting better. I may be happier with it by the end of the year. Chinese. But mostly because I haven't tried to teach it in quite awhile. It's my own fault for dropping foreign language. I'm very satisfied with science, though. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SorrelZG Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 It was spelling I suppose, until I found my spelling bliss (for now, at least). DS is unhappy with math on and off but I love what I chose so we've come to a mutually satisfying compromise. I haven't tried doing many of the mentioned subjects formally yet so that might be why I don't have any more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCoffeeChick Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 I am pretty content with what we currently use -- we switched to Elemental Science this year and LOVE it. We also switched back to R&S Math (from MM) because "if it ain't broke..." :tongue_smilie: And we added the Usborne Art Treasury for Art and while we aren't doing it every week, it is getting done more often than in the past. Those were the 3 subjects I wasn't satisfied with last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2boys030507 Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Science has been very frustrating for me. This year I am happy with my oldest doing History of Science from Beautiful Feet. Spelling is frustrating. I am using Spelling Wisdom and it seems to be working well. Art - well it never gets done. Writing - not even sure where to start here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lily_Grace Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Upper grade history. I'm tired of the lack of thought provoking questions, lack of emphasis on original sources, and mindless cut-and-paste projects. I want more for my kid. We switch to Creek Edge Press task cards at the end of this cycle so I hope it's better. To be honest, though, I'm not usually happy with how a curriculum is laid out in any subject. It's always missing something and we supplement or frankenstein it, sometimes heavily. There have been *2* over the years that I have been quite satisfied with. The rest have required quite a bit of tweaking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mytwomonkeys Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 science and geography. i've yet to find something i love. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy to monkeys Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Science ugh:confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Um...everything? I actually have yet to find a curriculum for any subject that I love and fits us so well that I want to use it forever. My most difficult struggles have been with history and science. I even decided to cobble together my own US history curriculum this year because I didn't like anything I saw. Science, I'm still trying to find a good fit, but we have a couple of GEMS units to finish up before I commit to trying yet another program. We're currently experimenting with different LA programs (working through an MBtP lit unit before trying the first unit of Galore Park); I'm only keeping MM because I have to keep something consistent. I'm not 100% on board with it, and considering switching back to MEP, though. :banghead: I keep telling myself that someday it will get easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halcyon Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Ha! It WAS Science and Writing, til this year, when we started using Core Knowledge Science and Bravewriter :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Um...everything? I actually have yet to find a curriculum for any subject that I love and fits us so well that I want to use it forever. Somehow, that doesn't seem unusual to me. I can't think of much in life that I love, or that fits so well, that I WOULD want to use it forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edelweiss Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Science. Definitely Science. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paisley Hedgehog Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 nm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WishboneDawn Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Science. The only ones that come close to fitting the bill are generally creationist and I'm not going to buy a program only to have to edit half of it. We're doing okay with Singapore MPH and IP but we could be doing better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama2Many4 Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Science! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Twain Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 This is interesting to read. I love my BFSU science, though it takes a consistent 15-20 minutes per week of preparation. Now that I have the prep time part of my regular schedule, I am very happy with science. As far as learning about scientists, I follow the Core Knowledge K-8 Sequence each year and check out library books. I also am very happy with Spelling Power, and it has gotten us great results so far. I have heard so many people say that they don't like it, though, that I hardly ever recommend it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kandty Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Grammar, history and writing. I am already wondering what we are going to use for grammar next year. :confused: Why am I already worrying about that now!! What we are using now will be fine, but it is just a temporary fix that we have seemed to use every year since I can't find something that I like. We have been all over with history too. I decided just this week to use MOH 1 to continue our ancient study. We are tolerating EE (Ty is using this), but I need to do some tweaking to make it work for us. I am struggling with finding time to do it. Then I think we will enjoy it fine. But, yet next year I don't know what we will use in history. I just discovered WTM (and WWE) earlier this year. I am really not sure where we want to go in this yet. Side note since many have said science, I have loved all our science. I have never used just one. We have moved around and used different programs, but have been happy with them all. I actually could not imagine using the same program through our whole homeschooling career. Our needs change every year (or every other year) and we have always found good fits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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