joyfulhomeschooler Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 I wanted so badly to make R&S work, but every time we try it just doesnt seem to be sticking. My son seems to do better with BJU. I don't know why exactly, it's not that he doesn't understand R&S, he gets all the right answers but for some reason it just doesn't work as well for him. So I made the choice (three days ago) to go back to BJU and stick with it. Well, now I have these R&S books on the shelf haunting me. I know they are more rigorous, and recommended by the WTM and just want them to work. Am I giving up to easily, should I give it another shot or just admit that for this child a workbook approach is a better fit? Weird considering PLL worked wonders for him last year. I saw major improvement in huis writing and spelling after usng this. All this and then to top it off there is the fact that R&S is much more economical than BJU. Another thing is I don't want to be yo-yoing back and forth right before testing. Which is in two months. What if I finish the year out with BJU and then give R&S another go in 4th grade? Would that work or would he have to go back to R&S 3? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiddenJewel Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 Those types of decisions can be so hard. And when one is more expensive than the other it adds another dimension. Is R&S more rigorous than BJU in the long run? Or in the end will your student have the same knowledge? That is one thing I would look at. Also, if BJU is working for your student that is what is probably best to go with. I love the R&S set up but my dd does well with CLE. So we are using CLE as I need to with what she will learn best with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiddenJewel Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 Or if you can figure out why R&S is not working, you can tweak it to work at least until testing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivingHope Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 We started with R&S 5 without any prior formal grammar studies and have done just fine. I suggest you jump into R&S 5 when your DS is ready. That is the level that really gets into the diagramming instruction beyond just subject and predicate. And if a workbook works better for your DS and you would like it to include diagramming instruction, there are always Abeka and CLE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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