KeriJ Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Deciding between these 2. Any thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Well, the nice thing about MOH/Apologia is the flexibility, imho. You can assign sketches or copywork or narrations or reports or activities or none of them! You can incorporate skill subjects into your history and science, or not depending on what other curriculum you like. You can even change how you're using them ("all out" or "get 'er done") and not feel like you've ditched an expensive package. I've never used MFW, but I guess a bit of "February burn-out fever" has me feeling anti-"package" right now, kwim? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
................... Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Agreeing with PP. I just feel that using individual sources gives me more freedom. One particular aspect that I enjoy is that we do Science Days. We often finish a half of a chapter of Apologia in one sitting. Lets say the kids are sick and not up to regular school, or my husband is home. We can work on Apologia or history. I would not be able to do that if it was all tied together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edeemarie Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Another voice here in agreement with PP! We did MFW last year and as much as I loved the idea of having the kids together in a cycle it is just too hard to tie all of the elements together and make it age/ level appropriate. Books like Properties of Ecosystems were way over their heads. This year we started MOH and are really enjoying it! It is great that we can do our history and science and their own paces since they are not scheduled together. MOH does a great job of giving optional activities for all ages (separated into younger, middle, and older categories) and I never feel like I have to do them. The book itself is a tremendous resource between the activities, book suggestions, quizzes, and maps. The MOH yahoo group has a lot of great information in their files too. I would highly recommend the MOH/ Apologia option:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeriJ Posted January 31, 2013 Author Share Posted January 31, 2013 These were some of my thoughts as well. Good to hear them from others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 (edited) . Edited January 17, 2023 by SilverMoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy M Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 I like the flexibility of scheduling my own resources, if you aren't bereft without a TM doing it all for you. :) But I also like that MFW includes Bible, art, music, and other science and history resources. I guess it depends if you'd want any of that? Also, I thought MOH was more for the middle-grade levels, and a bit too hard for the younger kids, so I liked MFW's SOTW option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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