5 HOMESCHOOL Curriculum Choices I would NEVER use! ||

If it helps anyone, I don't have curriculum, but I am a History professor and put all my lectures on my channel as a free resource to help homeschooling families. I did this because I have always been impressed with my students who were homeschooled. I have a lot of content on Western Civ, the History of the Middle East. Jewish history.

Personally I would never count on a LA curriculum or Math curriculum to teach our Christian faith. I do use TGTB for academics only, definitely not to teach about faith. It just isn’t there for that imo. However, it does awesome in teaching what it says it does which is LA, Math ,and science. Although I do prefer EIW for writing instruction. 😊

One thing many gifted students love about Math U See is they can move on at their own pace. No need to keep reviewing concepts for months like spiral. One student was able to go through pre-algebra and algebra 1 in one year. So, math U See can be a wonderful resource for both sides of the spectrum. For anyone that’s curious.

I knew in my gut when I clicked on this I would probably be using one or more 😅. Turns out it’s just one, and just for one subject. And that’s part of the beauty of homeschooling, is picking and piecing together the things that work for your kids learning style and your families core values and beliefs. But, I side with you 1,000% on Abeka, and that’s from someone who was brought up on it until middleschool! I would go nuts if I had to use it for my own children.

Thank you for your thoughts on other curriculum. It provides useful feedback. :) The Good and the Beautiful is watered down to basic Christianity beliefs, which both LDS and other demoninations share to help create common ground. From what I've seen, the main purpose is not to teach spiritually but to have a good and solid Christian framework that provides good and clean learning and literature. So much now-a-days isn't morally clean or with beautiful descriptive language, and it's nice to know that based on their content, I can trust my kids are reading clean and moral content that supports healthy families. That being said, I don't agree with everything in it and we talk about it as a family and discuss it deeper.

I agree with you on most of these. We did start using Math U See for my 9th grader who had been struggling with math. He is excelling now with the mastery approach even though we did have to back track and go pretty far "below grade level". I've decided not to worry about the standardized tests. He was ready to give up on math, and now he's developing a much stronger foundation and gaining confidence in his skills.

Love your honesty! We use TGTB and it's working for now😊 (We also supplement and change a few things around). That's the beauty of homeschool. You use what works for your family ❤ Your videos have been such a blessing to my family, I'm constantly sharing them with others😘 Keep up the great work!

I agree with all of your picks and for many of the same reasons.

Thank you for this. Very helpful.

Love your honesty!

Great video concepts. And really well said. Thanks for sharing.

So interesting that I’m pretty sure we use mostly different curriculum from what you use but I agree with your comments on the ones you would never use. Can’t wait to see your next video about what you do like.

One thing that ACE is great for is the math. My oldest is dyslexic and ADD, and he really struggles with math. The simple layout, the small chunks, the frequent review, and the booklet format makes it so much easier for him to handle. It's also very budget friendly. I would absolutely agree that TGTB is very minimal when it comes to a Christian world view. The big reason I still use it is because it's free. One of the biggest cons of Abeka is the cost. It is one of the most expensive curriculums out there.

I love TGTB. It’s free 😂. I do like Master Books but we finish Math 2 in 3 months. I love MB. My kids loves TGTB 🤷‍♀️. The price is right .

Thank you!

I'm team Abeka for Arithmetic only. I could never do it all. It's so much work! This year we tried another math curriculum and we'll be going back to Abeka for next year school year. TGTB has an appeal because it's open and go and they offer Lang. Arts and Math as a free download. I'm currently phasing out using TGTB simply because it isn't serving our family anymore. I can see holes in my oldest's language arts education. We'll be using IEW from now on.

We had very good experiences with T4L (limited to math) and my husband used Ace in school and absorbed it like a sponge. I've taught Abeka and I guess I understand why it's so popular in schools. It's so, well, standardized! Lol! You don't need to actually plan anything. What I think all of these have in common is they really only fit into more unique situations, like families who are fine with the 100% computer learning of T4L, or when parent and child share a penchant for details and linear thought, so Abeka seems to work fine. Or, a child who is really, sincerely motivated to learn will find Ace very rewarding. But none of that describes most homeschool families. Good list and good feedback!

I loved your honesty and humility with this video (and all your videos). My husband and I have the same conviction about TGTB and haven’t supported their company in years. I have close neighbors who are Mormon which lead me to study their beliefs closely. I know it’s unpopular, but it’s refreshing to my spirit to hear another family who has similar convictions, so thank you for sharing. 💕

I appreciate your feedback on MUS. I am always tempted to get it for my son, but you’re right, you would have to stick with it year after year to not have major gaps and use the program successfully. I agree that Abeka is too much, but my son has done really well with the math. The spiral review (to ad nauseum for me) is really effective for him.

Really appreciate your feedback on these curriculums from an evaluation perspective. Really trying to keep my homeschool funds going to true Christian companies.