I love that is good for learning issues!!! As classical homeschoolers we cycle thru information when needed!!! I love that it’s using different learning styles!!! We use student journals this year and science nest notebooks!!! We are using their elementary curriculum alongside guest hollow this year as a health course!!! I’m making up using these curriculums and other resources!!! I love the idea of using their self paced curriculum afterwards especially for my science heavy kiddo!!! I’m teaching lab reports this year!!! I probably don’t break it down and my older daughter probably will need to write lab reports!!! My kids use that platform as well!!!
Looks like they've made some improvements that will make their curriculum much more accessible to a wide variety of students. Really glad to see that. My two daughters completed the Biology course last year and we all hated it. It was so wordy and drilled any love for science almost completely out of them. We scaled back to Physical Science this year and it's been much better. Wish we had taken the course you've described here, but maybe next year. ❤
What a great review! I was also surprised that so many universities used Canvas for online courses. It is so much easier to navigate than the typical blackboard used by some online courses (and universities). Thanks for sharing! ~Misty
I am glad you are liking the physical science. That is next for us, we are currently doing the general science and love it! We got the classes on the thumb drive. Are the self pace classes the same as what you can get on the thumb drives?
So the thumb drive includes all the videos that are included in the self paced course. But I do believe their are differences between the two, I will look into it and get back to you on what the exact differences are.
Okay so I double-checked the Self-paced courses include the digital textbook, audiobook, video lessons and experiments (same as thumb drive videos), and AutoGrade+ assessments.
@LifeintheMundane that is helpful. Thank you! Looks like we are basically doing the same with the thumb drive, except we have a physical form of the textbook, but we don't have auto grading.
How long are the lessons? Also, would love to hear how you will be doing dual enrollment? With my son’s learning challenges, I didn’t think I would/could be able to do it.
Do you think it would work for a hyperlexic (so he's read entire science encyclopedias) 5th grader? My current 4th grader is board with the TGAB science and other elementary aged curriculum looks similarly "not enough". We're not science people so I can't supplement as easily as I could say History. I am old enough to remember when Apologia was just binder clipped copy of Biology mailed by Dr. Wylie himself. 😂
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I love that is good for learning issues!!! As classical homeschoolers we cycle thru information when needed!!! I love that it’s using different learning styles!!! We use student journals this year and science nest notebooks!!! We are using their elementary curriculum alongside guest hollow this year as a health course!!! I’m making up using these curriculums and other resources!!! I love the idea of using their self paced curriculum afterwards especially for my science heavy kiddo!!! I’m teaching lab reports this year!!! I probably don’t break it down and my older daughter probably will need to write lab reports!!! My kids use that platform as well!!!
Looks like they've made some improvements that will make their curriculum much more accessible to a wide variety of students. Really glad to see that. My two daughters completed the Biology course last year and we all hated it. It was so wordy and drilled any love for science almost completely out of them. We scaled back to Physical Science this year and it's been much better. Wish we had taken the course you've described here, but maybe next year. ❤
Yes, I love that about Apologia they do a great job taking feedback and making the curriculum better each and every year.
What a great review! I was also surprised that so many universities used Canvas for online courses. It is so much easier to navigate than the typical blackboard used by some online courses (and universities). Thanks for sharing! ~Misty
You’re welcome
This is now my plan for middle school next year. Thank you for this video!
You will love it!
Your Apologia reviews are top notch!
Thank you
I am glad you are liking the physical science. That is next for us, we are currently doing the general science and love it! We got the classes on the thumb drive. Are the self pace classes the same as what you can get on the thumb drives?
So the thumb drive includes all the videos that are included in the self paced course. But I do believe their are differences between the two, I will look into it and get back to you on what the exact differences are.
Okay so I double-checked the Self-paced courses include the digital textbook, audiobook, video lessons and experiments (same as thumb drive videos), and AutoGrade+ assessments.
@LifeintheMundane that is helpful. Thank you! Looks like we are basically doing the same with the thumb drive, except we have a physical form of the textbook, but we don't have auto grading.
How long are the lessons? Also, would love to hear how you will be doing dual enrollment? With my son’s learning challenges, I didn’t think I would/could be able to do it.
Do you think it would work for a hyperlexic (so he's read entire science encyclopedias) 5th grader? My current 4th grader is board with the TGAB science and other elementary aged curriculum looks similarly "not enough". We're not science people so I can't supplement as easily as I could say History.
I am old enough to remember when Apologia was just binder clipped copy of Biology mailed by Dr. Wylie himself. 😂