3girls4me Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Hi ladies, I have another question going about HOD but instead of adding more questions to that thread, I thought I would start a new one. Why would you choose HOD over TOG or BP? Or vice-versa. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildwood Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Bump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenaj Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 I chose HOD at first because of a weird set of personalities we have among my kidlets. My current 13yods is a very quiet kind of guy but my current 11 yods is very, umm . . . the nice way to say it is enthusiastic (some might say over-bearing :) ) When we were doing curriculum that combined the two of them, the younger was over-shadowing the older: picking up on ideas quicker, narrating more thoroughly, easily writing and just in general making the older feel like a failure. HOD allowed me to split the two of them up and gave me plans that were workable without me needed to take too much time away from my younger kids. As we moved into HOD, I began to love it for the skill development that I saw happening. Because of the specific skills that are emphasized in each guide, each kid is able to progress at their own levels. It is possible for that to happen, of course, with TOG, BP, or any of the other curriculum that combines different ages, but Mom really has to make that happen. HOD allows for that to happen without me needing to worry about it and gives me the guidance I need to make sure that it is happening. We also love the move to reasonable independence that we see as we continue up through the guides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susie in MS Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 HOD doesn't come with a "fog" period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meadowlark Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 HOD doesn't come with a "fog" period. What does this mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenaj Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 What does this mean? TOG freely admits that when you first start using it you can expect the "six-week fog" to settle in. It means that you will be really confused, or over-whelmed for the first six weeks that you try to use the material mainly just because there is so much of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3girls4me Posted November 18, 2014 Author Share Posted November 18, 2014 Do you all feel like HOD is just as challenging as BP and TOG? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeriJ Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 I do, especially in the upper guides. For whatever reason, HOD comes across as deceptively easy in the earlier guides. But I feel it really ramps up as they get up into the middle grades and higher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3girls4me Posted November 18, 2014 Author Share Posted November 18, 2014 Keri - how do you feel about Bigger? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeriJ Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 I owned Bigger for awhile. After looking through it, I decided I didn't need the guide. So we just used some of the books. Plus, we're a weird family:) who combines kids at that age. So we often just use the books from the younger guides and combine K-3 in content subjects. I use CM type narration for assignments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hands-on-mama Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 I am using HOD right now for a similar reason that another poster mentioned. My youngest daughter tends to overshadow her older sister. This really frustrates my oldest. Both are very smart, but my oldest can sometimes be in her own world and she ends up not being the one to answer. The skill progression seems really good so far. My oldest grew so much in Little Hearts. She is in Beyond now and loving it. We are slowly starting Little Hearts with my newly-turned 5 year old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jer2911mom Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 :lurk5: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bethben Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 I used TOG for 5 years and switched to HOD this year mostly because I wanted Bible integrated and something scheduled out for me. I am doing two guides this year. I also did it because I knew I would have handed my 4th grader the books to read in TOG without discussion (because TOG doesn't included discussion at that age). That is a problem because I'm not sure he understands everything he reads. I really like HOD because it includes all the comprehension questions for younger grades and integrates Bible into the guide. Because I am a tweaker, I have a different math, a different science (just because there was a co-op opportunity), and a different writing program only because I have done it for years and know it works with my kids. I also needed something simpler for my youngest. My kids know exactly what to expect each day and I like the ease of it. I think HOD does the younger years better. I don't know if I'll continue it through junior high/high school, but I do like HOD for my elementary kids. Beth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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