Biz-e-mom Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Just curious.😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodGrief Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 I wouldn't say we've had any "misses" in high school, except for possibly trying single class enrollment for Chinese at the local high school in 9th grade. Working with a tutor was absolutely superior, in addition to being less disruptive to the schedule! Curricula I like and would recommend: AP Homeschoolers courses, Derek Owens math, Teaching Textbooks math, Write at Home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 We do not use "curricula" for most subjects. We all loved AoPS and most of the TC lectures we were using for history/lit. The kids liked most of the literature selections we chose. Least favorite: any foreign language materials. Not the materials' fault, but simply because homeschooling a foreign language in which the parent is not fluent is rather futile without a fluent teacher (there are exceptions, but those are rare students with extraordinary gift and interest) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowbeltmom Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Favorites: the Art of Problem Solving, Rhetoric with WTM, Chemistry with ChemAdvantage, Write at Home Least favorite: studying a foreign language when they have zero interest in the subject and would much rather be spending their time doing something they consider worthwhile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopmom Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 His Favorite: history with Great Courses (we've used different texts with them, but the lectures really make it) & First Tech Robotics team (not a curriculum, but incredible learning opportunity) My fav: teaching textbooks for math, EIW Least fav: yup, foreign language at home (just decided to put that on hold till he can DE at CC next fall) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 (edited) .... Edited June 22, 2016 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdj2027 Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 (edited) Not a curriculum but all the classes through the Lukeion Project were/are favorites. Any other class taken in high school was/is also well liked, no misses yet. Edited November 29, 2015 by rdj2027 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad S Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 DS thinks using Writing with a Thesis by Skwire and Skwire is an excellent text and has been very worthwhile. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 (edited) Most Favorite: - Literary Lessons from the Lord of the Rings (best for grades 7-9) - our home-grown "Worldviews in Classic Sci-Fi" literature course - doing Logic with DH, going through his old college textbook: Practical Logic (Vincent E. Barry) - our home-grown Fine Arts credits -- drumming lessons for one DS, filmmaking for the other - ETA: forgot a big favorite: DS#1 LOVED Jacobs Algebra and Geometry (2nd ed.) -- he asked me to keep these for him! Least Favorite: - Apologia science textbooks (hated the overly-wordy writing style, layout of text on the page, and the formal "textbook-i-ness"; eventually switched to Conceptual Chemistry and Conceptual Physics) - Put That in Writing I (dropped it twice, and eventually just used a few excerpts to make it workable) - Spielvogel Human Odyssey textbook (persevered, due to lack of a better alternative available at that time) Edited December 3, 2015 by Lori D. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mschickie Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Least Favorite: Abeka (we used it for Literature and History, it was boring) Favorites: Saxon for Math, Apologia for science (sd loved the way it was written), Movies as Literature We used a bunch of things that I am lukewarm about but those were the biggies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeAndTheBoys Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Following-- so far the only high school level books DS1 has done have been Saxon math-Alg 1 completed, 1/3 of the way through Alg 2. I was uncertain about whether or not we should use them, but it has gone really well so far-- b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxbridgeacademy Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 (edited) DS really liked the Human Geography Lectures from TGC. He's also liking ibooks for both geography and Biology (Macaw). We'll definitely stick to ibooks for future textbooks. ETA: Learning ASL with his sister using Lifeprint and ASL Phrase Book. He's dyslexic (couldn't remember a single word of Spanish after a month) but is having no problems at all with ASL Edited November 30, 2015 by foxbridgeacademy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThisIsTheDay Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Ds's favorites: My Father's World AHL and WHL. It was my favorite too because of how much he enjoyed it. He was usually eager to work on it, it was a wonderful transition to independence, and he learned a lot. Some of the book selections have become his all time favorite books. Least favorites: I somewhat pieced together history and lit for the following two years. It was not nearly as successful, and looking back, I regret not sticking with MFW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom22ns Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Favorites: Miller/Levine Biology Irasshai Japanese Sonlight Psychology One Year Adventure Novel Least Favorites: Using college text books or anything I pieced together (except M/L Biology). We did much better with homeschool curriculum. Foreign language (loved Irasshai, but ds still started in Japanese 1 DE) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughing lioness Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 (edited) Wins: History of Ancient World, et al Old Western Culture- Greeks, Romans, etc. Lost Tools of Writing MUS- finally! Henle/ Rosetta Stone (German) TeenPact Apologia and GC science Edited December 1, 2015 by laughing lioness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleen in NS Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 My son has LOVED using the 1960s Dolciani math books (thank you a zillion times, Jane in NC!). My daughter is loving using Whitmarsh French grammar/exercise books from the 1940s/1950s. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vida Winter Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Favorites - Saxon for math - who knew? Study.com for American History (prep for clep exam) Teen focus courses through Online G3, especially the history through movies (several courses) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie of KY Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Favorites: Art of Problem Solving Bennett's 3 volume US history Brave Writer (if you have to write) Least - anything Latin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlotteb Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 My DD, 10th grade, said her favorite high school curriculum has been Saxon Math. She has done Algebra I and Algebra II. Her least favorite is IEW's Research Paper curriculum because she feels it is too restrictive for her creative output :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 She's not here to ask, but I'm guessing her favorite curriculum was Cambridge Latin I through IV which she used in an out of the home class. Least favorite, I'm not sure. Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauranc Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 (edited) Favorites: Movies as Literature Modern World History with this http://www.amazon.co.uk/Modern-World-History-Students-Focus/dp/0719577136/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1449163171&sr=8-1&keywords=gcse+world+history (I also own a teacher's guide for this that has unique assignments) Biology through WTM Academy AP English Lit and Comp with Brigid Thompson http://teacherweb.com/USA/BlueTent/Thompson/apt16.aspx Oak Meadow 9th grade English (The Hero's Journey) Edited December 3, 2015 by lauranc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike in SA Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 Favorite: everything MIT-OCW. Those courses have been amazing. Co sci, biology, chemistry, psychology, and physics. Far deeper than AP, but remarkably well taught and accessible. Least favorite: Saxon. All I have to say is yuck. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daijobu Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 Biology through WTM Academy How does your student like WTM Bio? DD is enjoying, but it's time-consuming for her. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 (edited) High school favorites: Jacobs Algebra The Human Odyssey series (only 3rd volume is high school level though) The American Odyssey Understanding the Universe (Teaching Company) Ways of the World Essential Biology Spectrum Chemistry (so far) ETA: Forgot about least favorites: Jacobs Geometry 3rd edition TT Geometry (I thought it was ok, but my son hated it) Literary Lessons from the Lord of the Rings The meteorology lectures from the Teaching Company Edited December 4, 2015 by EKS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Favorites: Movies as Literature Modern World History with this http://www.amazon.co.uk/Modern-World-History-Students-Focus/dp/0719577136/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1449163171&sr=8-1&keywords=gcse+world+history (I also own a teacher's guide for this that has unique assignments) Biology through WTM Academy AP English Lit and Comp with Brigid Thompson http://teacherweb.com/USA/BlueTent/Thompson/apt16.aspx Oak Meadow 9th grade English (The Hero's Journey) Do you have a link or ISBN for the Modern World History Teacher's Guide? We love unique assignments here, and will do Modern World History next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlsdMama Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Ana's wasn't curriculum - just books, books, and more books. She did enjoy Summit's Worldview. Christian LOVED LLOTL - the in depth Lord of the Rings study when he was a freshman. WWS was a good mark for him. He enjoyed Apologia's Chemistry and he is looking forward to Physics. I think DD#3 is most looking forward to LLOTL next year just because DS loved it so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauranc Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 How does your student like WTM Bio? DD is enjoying, but it's time-consuming for her. Very time consuming for him as well. He is working, working, working all the time on biology. He's learning quite a bit though, and I feel like it's been a really worthwhile course for him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauranc Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 (edited) Do you have a link or ISBN for the Modern World History Teacher's Guide? We love unique assignments here, and will do Modern World History next year. My mother-in-law bought this for me (she's in the UK) a number of years ago when my older son was working on the course. Maybe you can find it used? It is very expensive at Amazon . Here's the link http://www.amazon.co.uk/History-Focus-Modern-Teachers-Resource/dp/0719577144/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1449234903&sr=8-3&keywords=gcse+world+history+teachers+guide **Just adding that there are assignments scattered throughout the world history book itself. The teacher's guide just offers some help with those and gives the student some easy-to-fill out worksheets and tables. Edited December 4, 2015 by lauranc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodland Mist Academy Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 How does your student like WTM Bio? DD is enjoying, but it's time-consuming for her. Very time consuming for him as well. He is working, working, working all the time on biology. He's learning quite a bit though, and I feel like it's been a really worthwhile course for him. I am going to start a new thread about WTMA Biology. I would love to hear from both of you! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Ana's wasn't curriculum - just books, books, and more books. She did enjoy Summit's Worldview. Original Poster: I know you're asking about favorite curricula, but BlsdMama's post reminded me of a few favorite extracurriculars that DSs loved that we were able to count some of the hours towards a credit and some towards extracurricular: Worldview Academy Summer Leadership Camp (counted towards part of the 1.0 credit of Worldviews) YMCA Youth & Government (counted towards some of the 0.5 credit of Government) Varsity Tennis Team at public high school (counted towards some of the PE credit) I throw that in there, as high school is a GREAT time for your student to expand their horizons with extracurriculars, and there are a TON of super ones out there -- everything from Math Competitions and Science Fairs, to Speech & Debate, to junior military cadet groups or mock trial and mock legislative groups. Check out some of these past threads for ideas of favorite extracurriculars: Low income people and extracurriculars Finding extra-curricular What extracurricular activities for the high school years? What kinds of extra activities for high schoolers? DS is so, so lonely Also, sort-of related to the idea of "favorite curricula" is the idea of enjoyable academics in high school, and there are some great thoughts and suggestions on that topic in this past thread: "Once your child hits middle school, does this mean all the "fun" stuff stops?" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freesia Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 DS grade 10 loves: Aim Academy Pre-AP Chem with Vicki Dincher and Edhesive AP Computer Science disliked: Foerster Alg and Trig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faithr Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 I think we are very boring! My kids favorite high school curricula were: Saxon for math (they really appreciated the Saxon approach.) A Beka for science (but this was primarily because they took classes in our homeschool community and all the teachers used A Beka,) The Great Courses for history. We enjoyed Western Civ with Professor Noble and American Identity with Professor Allit. We also used the Didache series Church History but that is a Catholic program so probably has limited appeal. For writing we used WriteGuide.com Those are the only curricula that we consistently used for the 4 older kids. Still got no. 5 to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoanHomeEd Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Favorite: AOPS of course! Least favorite: Keystone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daijobu Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Favorite: Mr. Moskaluk, AP Chemistry with PA Homeschoolers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliegmom Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Notgrass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollyDay Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 currently, youngest dd is in 11th grade: Hits: Notgrass Econ TT Math Zumdahl Chemistry Foresman US Lit Oldest is now a freshman at college: Hits: Conceptual Physics Equine Science by Parker Creative Writing by Watson Saxon followed by Lial's PreCalculus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolly Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Favorite: ds==welding DE... dd21b--BJU biology dd23--Write at Home-- research paper Least favorite--dd23 and 21--a computer health class (I must agree it was absolutely awful) Ds--Write at Home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corraleno Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Lukeion Greek & Latin Teaching Company / Great Courses (esp. Filippenko's Astronomy, McWhorter's linguistics courses, and virtually all of the Greek literature and history courses) the Old Norse texts by Jesse Byock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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