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| SheilaC |
Posted - Aug 05 2010 : 06:16:30 AM
We are finding ourselves in the position of deciding at the last moment to homeschool this year. No experience in homeschooling, curriculum, etc. . .and time's getting short. So--any of you use Christian Liberty homeschool? It seems kind of rigid and maybe good for someone who's just beginning this at the last moment. I'm the kind of person who likes to research for oh, a year or so, before beginning anything so major, so it's feeling a little rushed. We just mmoved to another state 6 weeks ago and now I have to make this decision. I'm a little overwhelmed. My kids are in 1st, 3rd, and 5th.
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| MommaJ9 |
Posted - Sep 25 2010 : 11:21:38 AM
Sheila, We used Christian Liberty for the first couple of years of homeschooling (18 yrs ago) and were very pleased with it. As we became more confindent in our "technique", we ventured away from that and put together our own curriculums using CLP and many others. It is great for just starting out~we still use many of their books. In fact, we still use their testing services. I agree with the others, check out your states laws first! And as their parent, do what YOU feel is right for your family!!
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| MInwife |
Posted - Sep 13 2010 : 06:15:34 AM
We homeschooled for 18 years and used CLP off and on for all those years. for two of my boys it gave wonderful encouragement to start and finish a workbook. when the boys were younger we loved the readers ! The price is great too, and I am happy to say my childern all did well in college so there doesn't appear to be any gaps.
Lea
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| homsteddinmom |
Posted - Sep 13 2010 : 05:44:38 AM
we are using www.connectionacademy.com it is a free online school. they supplied us a computer and all the supplies needed.
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| Ninibini |
Posted - Aug 12 2010 : 1:15:25 PM
Oh - one more thing: Make sure you check out eBay and other similar sites for the books you buy. Often you can get them like new for a fraction of the cost. And if you handle your books well, you can usually make your money back on them at the end of the year by re-selling on eBay. 'Helps pay for next year! :)
God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
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| Ninibini |
Posted - Aug 12 2010 : 08:42:43 AM
Sheila, we've used Christian Liberty - or parts of it, rather - for quite a few years. It's wonderful, and incredibly affordable - I highly recommend it! They're "Story of the Middle Ages" book for 6th was fantastic - one of our favorites, actually. I am not someone who uses only one program, though. I like to pick and choose my curriculum from a variety of sources. I absolutely LOVE Apologia sciences - the best I've used yet! Abeka has some good courses, too, but for us, they were a little dry, and my son hated the math - we're trying Saxon this year. Last year we did Veritas Omnibus I for 7th grade (veritaspress.com) and it was soooo difficult - we stuck with it, and my son learned a LOT, but I kept telling my husband that if I had been a college student, I might have dropped the course entirely! Also there is a wonderful website called visionforum.com where I have purchased lots of wonderful books on character, as well as readers and other items that really help with wholesome learning. You really might want to check it out! This year we're using some Seton homeschool, some Christian Liberty, Apologia, Saxon math, and various other selections. If you're going to introduce a foreign language I can recommend a very good, easy book to get you started with Latin, too! If you want, feel free to email me any time - I'd love to help if I can! Good luck! - Nini
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| farmrookie |
Posted - Aug 11 2010 : 10:15:54 PM
We have been homeschooling for four years in Arizona. First,check your homeschool laws for sure. Another quick way to find curriculum is Cathy Duffy's book on curriculum. It summarizes everything for you. Since your kids are still young, you could even just use workbooks from the bookstore and any online activities you want for the first year, until you have time to research. They would probably still be ahead of the schools. I haven't used Christian Liberty, but have heard good things about it. We use Rod and Staff, Story of the World, and Apologia mostly. Do what your heart says, and it will all work out for you and your children!!
Good luck, and God Bless! |
| sunshine |
Posted - Aug 05 2010 : 6:29:24 PM
If you are homeschooling ahve you tried distance learning. it is where a school has teachers that help you teach your child. here is a link to one school that does this they are a christian based school with a lot of emphasis on getting back to what our founding fathers taught
http://ahstest.org/
have a lovely day and may God bless you and keep you safe
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| KathyC |
Posted - Aug 05 2010 : 3:33:11 PM
Sheila,
We used Christian Liberty for several years when we first started homeschooling. This was 20+ years ago. I was very happy with them. They sent a California Achievement Test to administer so they could build a curriculum suited to our daughters' needs. She was only 6 and we were starting 1st grade but some of the books were on the 4th grade level - she was an early reader and math was easy for her. The first year we choose the plan where we returned everything to them, workbooks, tests, etc and they kept the records. After the first year I didn't feel that we needed that accountability, so we just continued with her curriculum for a few years. After that we used books from lots of different places. Hope it works for you.
Kathy |
| MerryHeartSister |
Posted - Aug 05 2010 : 11:32:20 AM
Check out LessonPathways.com It has free lesson plans. I use some Abeka and support it with LessonPathways and EnchantedLearning.com Good luck!
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| natesgirl |
Posted - Aug 05 2010 : 09:40:40 AM
Be sure to check your states homeschool laws. The best way to do that is by calling Home School Legal Defense Association. I am a member and have used them a lot. The membership is so worth it!
Here's the link and phone number.
http://www.hslda.org/Default.asp?bhcp=1
(540)338-2733
Farmgirl Sister #1438
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| katrina |
Posted - Aug 05 2010 : 06:37:21 AM
I just learned that the public schools here in Oregon have an online homeschool course. Perhaps there's something similar where you are?
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| woolgirl |
Posted - Aug 05 2010 : 06:37:00 AM
I don't have any information, but would like to say I admire those who do decide to homeschool. My daughter is 2, so we're not quite at theat point yet, but I know it won't be feasible for us. I sure we we could though. I commend you.
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