I would like to mention this setup is mainly just for 1st through 7th grade. 8th grade up to 12th grade is a lot simpler with just the student books, the student quizzes and tests, and teacher keys. I would also like to throw in there that abeka is a much much more advanced than the public school system. Going from public school to abeka, most students go down 2 sometimes 3 grade levels. I'm currently enrolled in abeka academy online courses. Abeka is such a good curriculum. Once in high school you have a flexible program where you can pick electives, one of two languages (Spanish, French), and can switch out your math electives. Tenth grade you can choose either algebra 2 or consumer mathematics. 12th grade you can choose between calculus or business mathematics. Abeka is by far the best curriculum I have ever done and have been doing it since 4th grade, we are now in 11th this year. I highly recommend the abeka curriculum.
It is wonderful that Abeka has worked for you but that is not the case for everyone. I was also homeschooled on Abeka. So when it came time to homeschool my own I of course went to what I was comfortable with. I was quickly reminded of my own tears as a student and was now watching my kids go through the same thing. Learning shouldn't be miserable! It is school at home and very traditional. Lots of worksheets, flashcards, sitting at a table and skill and drill. Hours of work for mom and kids. Which some people want to emulate school at home and that is perfect for them. It is a great program but there are many great programs out there and some now even surpass Abeka even academically. And while I will praise Abekas ELA(their learning to read program is wonderful!) and math if you like the spiral approach, their science and history leaves much to be desired. The elementary level science is a joke. Literally can read through the readers in less than a month. Their history is the typical glossed over Christian curriculum you expect. Not a fan at all and I am a Christian! Those two subjects need substantial work! They can't even come close to Apologia science, just for example, in depth and quality. So yes, abeka is great and if it works for you then great! Use it! But it is certainly not for everyone and I can speak from experience using it recently for my own elementary age kiddos and coming from a moms perspective. A lot of Abeka parents feel so locked in to that curriculum and they're miserable! They use it, their parents used it. They tell me their kids cry daily and that's awful! Get out there and see what else there is! You might just have a very hands on, creative learner and Abeka does not gear towards that type of student! It's okay to change! Also, just a note, I haven't found many kids need to drop back a complete grade or 2 to do Abeka at least in elementary. Abeka provides a substantial amount of review built in at the beginning of the year. The only time most people need to take placement tests and assess is with different approaches like math U see or Singapore math. These are totally different than Abeka. Abeka pretty much follows the public school outline as far as method of learning. They are just a bit more rigorous but I wouldn't say substantially. Also if you are looking for an Abeka style Christian program thats cost less, I would look onto Christian Light Education. Very similar in what they cover educationally but much cheaper and without all the colorful flashy textbooks. And something that costs a bit more but has more freedom than Abeka is Sonlight.
@@savants08Hello. We switched from Abeka to CLE. I agree with you. I have found it to be just as academically sound, BUT in a much gentler way. Also, you don't have so many items to keep with PLUS the price is a lot cheaper.
OK< I just found your updated video where you are SWITCHING BACK to Abeka, and I gotta relate in that leaving a curriculum and then realizing later you miss it, when maybe you just needed a break! Hope it’s going well now,
I did homeschool my 5th grader with Abeka last year and I loved it. At first it was overwhelming, but then I decided to simplifiy it little bit. Now I see that I don't need to buy all the books. Last time I bought it bundled and paid more than $700 for one child. This time I chose only what I see we will actually use and it came up to $400. Plus I can use almost all of the books for my next child. (I made copies of the tests and quizzes.) All I will have to buy is art language work book and math work book. Which is about $60 altogether. This way I will actualy save a lot of $$$ at the end, because I have 7 kids that can use same books.
I was homeschooled from 1994 to 2002 and our Mom used this curriculum for us, their math curriculum is not good in my opinion and experience for children who struggle with math. I had a slight learning disability and had a hard time grasping different math concepts,A Beka book curriculum doesn’t seem to take that into consideration, so my Mom after talking to another homeschool Mom she switched me to a different curriculum called Alpha Omega. Also I remember those books because my other siblings still used A Beka book curriculum I was the only one who switched.
I use Abeka math for my 2 grandsons ( 7 and 4) - and also I love Abeka’s reading books... 7 year old is reading 1st year reading books.... but I use Get Ready for the Code for the youngest, and Explode the Code for the older one... they both are doing really well with those- and Handwriting Without Tears- which I think is a really great program....
@@Melanie-bo4km we LOVE Monarch. We wanted to switch to a digital curriculum with more "real world" teaching to it. Our girls are no longer spending hours on vocabulary for just one subject each day. They're absorbing so much more. Their test scores have increased. They're overall doing much better in school.
We most recently used Abeka for math, science, history, and grammar/english (the blue "Language" book). For other subjects I love, love, LOVE: 1.Spelling Power This single book takes your child from 4th- 12th grade and was intelligently create, seriously efficient, and very effective! 2.Handwriting Without Tears (handwriting and typing) Created by occupational therapists and goes from pre-k through 5th grade - these folks know handwriting!! 3. Understanding Writing I cut out all the writing assignments from the Abeka program which are wimpy compared to this awesome curriculum; written by an English teacher who then became a homeschooling mother but found the lack of good writing instruction very lacking. Thank you for the video!
To people who are not familiar with homeschooling environment can you explain...What are the other programs that were mentioned? e.g. Master Books, Charlotte Mason, etc.
My husband wanted accredited, he's bent about that....😥I am starting Abeka, all new, all subjects, but only one kid to worry about, which makes it hopefully a better experience. We did Lifepac before and she was bored. I hope that isn't the case this year, wish us luck.
We have used and love A Beka. Such a great program...BUT, I only use it until 3rd grade and I use it in a way that works with our homeschool! I don't buy everything and I am definitely NOT a teachers manual mom! We used it how it fit. After 3rd, we switch things up! Thanks for sharing!
Other than it is bad for the environment I’m failing to see why having so many books is a bad thing haha I love educational supplies and language arts is vital/more than 1 subject 😅
I can. Multiple books, times several subjects, times 9 kiddos. That's really overwhelming for parents. I think it's fine for one or two kids. It's also just a lot of books and things can get misplaced.
I'm a current 8th grader using Abeka Homeschooling.But I don't think I'm gonna go back to abeka next year and instead doing public school.a one of the reasons is because I feel like they don't understand my level and public school does.Second reason there level of math is basically advanced level math in my school and I'm just not on there level .There teaching is great! Though!
I was considering Abeka but I think I’m steering away fro anything that looks like a B & M style. I would love to talk with as I pray about my daughter whose in the 6 grade. I don’t think she is ready for Middle School. After listening to the virtual (shut-in) meeting for middle school, I’m saying there is no way she is gonna be ready for this with a pile on of work for a daily 8 hour school day. I am not new to virtual schooling. I had to with my middle kid in and out of school with his autism challenges. My daughter reads very well. Math is my challenge with her. I just have a gut feeling if I don’t pull her out now and slow down what she’s doing - we will have a battle with her keeping a regiment for school. She just doesn’t care and glides over things. Every kid isn’t cookie cut for a B & M school system. I have been asking myself why hasn’t America taken a look at Finland’s structured system for school where less is more and their teaching style is not like America. Help, I’m praying about next yea middle school. When is enough enough and rescue from a failing education system isn’t working for your kid?
My girls have ADHD and are a little behind in reading because of that. So I changed my 3rd grader this year to IEW for writing and Easy Grammar for grammar, spelling power for spelling, and we went from ABeka 2 math to Teaching Textbook level 4 and she is doing great.
I used to teach in a school that used Abeka, and it’s such a great curriculum, but the reason I don’t use it in our homeschool is because it has so much stuff!
Agreed on abeka could condense the teacher book, charts and books into less things to keep track of. I've used abeka for about 9 years now and I'm switching for mostly this reason. It's too much to keep track of when I homeschool 7 kids. Even though they updated the curriculum every 5 year or so you are able to buy the last edition for sever years after. Most people won't keep their books that long.
We also really enjoyed cle. All the language arts is in one workbook except they have a very extensive reading section. The style is similar to abeka but way cheaper and they come in light unit workbooks. 5-10 per subject per year. And a cheap teachers guide. It’s my new fave. I like abeka too but this is set up easier and more stress free. We also like rod and staff. It’s easy reading.
Get use to crying. My son finished up Abeka 8th grade, diagraming sentences throughout. Your children has surpassed their classmates academically, and you want to change? I agree thou, lots of manuals and text books. Just deal with it
Hi there. What are your thoughts on Bob Jones University Curriculum? My daughter will be in the second grade and I am looking into homeschooling, for the very first time. I'm a bit over whelmed in the researching of different curriculum's, that there are out there.
Thank you for taking the time to record your thoughts and experience. My wife and I are considering homeschool for one or both of our kids. We're somewhat up on homeschool options and info as well as know *all* about how things have deteriorated in the public schools where it's becoming important to get kids out. Question: Could you suggest an online homeschool(s) that would be right for our 3rd-grade boy? He has exceptionally strong verbal skills but is behind on reading, he's been great in math but not great when taking tests. His spelling has greatly improved but he's behind on that. We've looked at some online curriculum but not sure what to go with and think that maybe if it is too hard/strenuous it will drive him crazy. Our daughter is going into 7th grade, she gets practically straight A's. We're not sure what online curriculum for her as well. She admits there's a lot of problems in the public school that is keeping her from learning and interfering with what is going on in class.
Hi Joshua! Although I don't know much about online curriculum, I can suggest a good place to ask. On facebook there is a group called "Christian Homeschool Families", and they are very helpful with questions like these.
The Handmade Homeschooler - Mandy Maltz thanks. I will have to check it out. However, what i have observed and other long time homeschooling parents have admitted is that homeschoolers are a very secretive group. Most videos are lengthy and talk around the subject. It is agonizing listening to people that rarely take a direct approach.
Joshua A I totally get that! It can be hard finding a direct answer sometimes. I’m typically a more direct person myself, but I’m that way naturally. I wouldn’t want to give you incorrect information, that’s why I suggested groups. I had some friends who did the K-12 route online before and they didn’t mind it, but that’s all I know of for online curriculum.
How do you find MasterBooks to be? I ordered level 1 for my advanced (she is supposed to be kindergarden , but we do 1st grade work) . I had to send it back because my daughter was beyond it. I was considering abeka but it intinidates me. But, i was wondering if i should maybe try grade 2. I dont know.
Abeka has the strongest math curriculum some children need the repetition. If you can afford it. I would make the sacrifice. Especially in the early years for foundation building
@@msdjones30 abeka is spiral and it says it directly on their website under our approach. Lol mastery is totally different than spiral. Not even close to the same. You can't mix them up. And I would add that while Abeka is solid it is not the best math out there. Not anymore. I would say maybe top 10. There are programs exceeding Abeka but they also can get very pricey. Like 150-200 a year for 1 student for 1 year just for math. Abeka is cheap in comparison to those. Abeka is very affordable.
After doing the MB LA would you keep your kids in it? I have a soon to be 1st grader and we did Abeka for K5. but like you I was like there is so many things just for LA but it gave him a great start. I found out about MB a few months ago but am a little nerves to make the switch as we are still in the beginning stages with LA and I really want my son to have a good foundation but that we both are not hating LA by the end of the year. I would love to hear your thoughts if you don't mind.
Stephanie Palmer we didn’t keep MB LA. After so many years of Abeka, we switched back. It was better for my kids academically. Luckily, I have more room now for the mountains of books that come with this LA program 😂
@@mandy-maltz thank you so much. I did abeka as a kid and really believe in abeka LA but really like the CM approach to schooling i just dont want to compermize my sons education especially in LA and Math. I love your videos that you for taking the time to do them 😊
Stephanie Palmer thank you :) it means a lot when people say that 🥰 We’ve been doing Abeka for 5 years now. It definitely works, although it’s a bit overwhelming. I had to learn to keep what works lol!
@@mandy-maltz Thank you for this. It worked well then i learned about so many other curriculums and started to look around but Abeka worked this year. Time to just pray and ask God for guidance.
I was looking for a good review on Abeka video from a mompreneur perspective. And then I was like "What?"! That's my mompreneur friend Mandy!! Thank you so, so much for reviewing this! We need a change from MFW due to my increasing responsibilities in our handyman business. I had Abeka video for some subjects in my small Christian schools growing up, so I am very familiar with the high level of education. Right now, we are using it as an alternative to Christian school. Thank you again for sharing!!
Currently researching homeschooling and watching your video. Sounds like you were being facetious a bit but can you elaborate on your comment of why in the new curriculum you are moving to why you “will never have to diagram another sentence”? I feel now like you felt in the beginning, that I would like something like Abeka starting off to feel safe
We used it for social studies one year, and it was the worst curriculum we ever used. Actually, I threw it away after going through one pace, and bought another curriculum. I have been homeschooling for 13 years, and the ACE books actually made me angry. They are WAY too easy, absolutely no challenge to them. My 3rd grader could do the 6th grade work. Unless they drastically upgraded their content, I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone unless their student needed remedial classes. The questions after the reading portions are word for word excerpts of what you just read with one or more words deleted, and replaced with a blank line to be filled in. The self checks and tests are the exact same. They are not cheap either. Please, do your homework on them if you are thinking of using them. Ask around for other opinions. Maybe the social studies was the only flop subject??
Hi Mandy, i was looking at info on homeschool programs and kept thinking that you looked familiar. Until I read closer and saw your name! So just wanted to say Hi bestie! I am so confused about all the options and trying to make an educated decision.
Mirka Hokkanen hi Bestie!! It’s a lot to take in at first, I totally understand the overwhelm. Take it one step at a time, and remember that you can do this.
I have a question. I see that this is Christian based. My question is are all of the books based on that? Or can you can ones with no religion in them?
I would like to mention this setup is mainly just for 1st through 7th grade. 8th grade up to 12th grade is a lot simpler with just the student books, the student quizzes and tests, and teacher keys. I would also like to throw in there that abeka is a much much more advanced than the public school system. Going from public school to abeka, most students go down 2 sometimes 3 grade levels. I'm currently enrolled in abeka academy online courses. Abeka is such a good curriculum. Once in high school you have a flexible program where you can pick electives, one of two languages (Spanish, French), and can switch out your math electives. Tenth grade you can choose either algebra 2 or consumer mathematics. 12th grade you can choose between calculus or business mathematics. Abeka is by far the best curriculum I have ever done and have been doing it since 4th grade, we are now in 11th this year. I highly recommend the abeka curriculum.
It is wonderful that Abeka has worked for you but that is not the case for everyone. I was also homeschooled on Abeka. So when it came time to homeschool my own I of course went to what I was comfortable with. I was quickly reminded of my own tears as a student and was now watching my kids go through the same thing. Learning shouldn't be miserable! It is school at home and very traditional. Lots of worksheets, flashcards, sitting at a table and skill and drill. Hours of work for mom and kids. Which some people want to emulate school at home and that is perfect for them. It is a great program but there are many great programs out there and some now even surpass Abeka even academically. And while I will praise Abekas ELA(their learning to read program is wonderful!) and math if you like the spiral approach, their science and history leaves much to be desired. The elementary level science is a joke. Literally can read through the readers in less than a month. Their history is the typical glossed over Christian curriculum you expect. Not a fan at all and I am a Christian! Those two subjects need substantial work! They can't even come close to Apologia science, just for example, in depth and quality. So yes, abeka is great and if it works for you then great! Use it! But it is certainly not for everyone and I can speak from experience using it recently for my own elementary age kiddos and coming from a moms perspective. A lot of Abeka parents feel so locked in to that curriculum and they're miserable! They use it, their parents used it. They tell me their kids cry daily and that's awful! Get out there and see what else there is! You might just have a very hands on, creative learner and Abeka does not gear towards that type of student! It's okay to change! Also, just a note, I haven't found many kids need to drop back a complete grade or 2 to do Abeka at least in elementary. Abeka provides a substantial amount of review built in at the beginning of the year. The only time most people need to take placement tests and assess is with different approaches like math U see or Singapore math. These are totally different than Abeka. Abeka pretty much follows the public school outline as far as method of learning. They are just a bit more rigorous but I wouldn't say substantially. Also if you are looking for an Abeka style Christian program thats cost less, I would look onto Christian Light Education. Very similar in what they cover educationally but much cheaper and without all the colorful flashy textbooks. And something that costs a bit more but has more freedom than Abeka is Sonlight.
@@savants08Hello. We switched from Abeka to CLE. I agree with you. I have found it to be just as academically sound, BUT in a much gentler way. Also, you don't have so many items to keep with PLUS the price is a lot cheaper.
OK< I just found your updated video where you are SWITCHING BACK to Abeka, and I gotta relate in that leaving a curriculum and then realizing later you miss it, when maybe you just needed a break! Hope it’s going well now,
I did homeschool my 5th grader with Abeka last year and I loved it. At first it was overwhelming, but then I decided to simplifiy it little bit. Now I see that I don't need to buy all the books. Last time I bought it bundled and paid more than $700 for one child. This time I chose only what I see we will actually use and it came up to $400. Plus I can use almost all of the books for my next child. (I made copies of the tests and quizzes.) All I will have to buy is art language work book and math work book. Which is about $60 altogether. This way I will actualy save a lot of $$$ at the end, because I have 7 kids that can use same books.
Oh that's a smart idea!
Did you purchase the videos?
@@angiea.399 I did, but we used it only for bible lessons. Next year after that, I didn't.
I was homeschooled from 1994 to 2002 and our Mom used this curriculum for us, their math curriculum is not good in my opinion and experience for children who struggle with math. I had a slight learning disability and had a hard time grasping different math concepts,A Beka book curriculum doesn’t seem to take that into consideration, so my Mom after talking to another homeschool Mom she switched me to a different curriculum called Alpha Omega.
Also I remember those books because my other siblings still used A Beka book curriculum I was the only one who switched.
hey, what was your experience with Alpha Omega?
Thanks for the video, It convinced me to go ahead with Abeka..I like the idea of plenty of materials!
Although I love Abeka it can be quite overwhelming at times. I'm considering doing TGATB for Language Arts and Abeka for Math, Science and History
I use Abeka math for my 2 grandsons ( 7 and 4) - and also I love Abeka’s reading books... 7 year old is reading 1st year reading books.... but I use Get Ready for the Code for the youngest, and Explode the Code for the older one... they both are doing really well with those- and Handwriting Without Tears- which I think is a really great program....
I use Abeka. It’s a good learning program, but very suffering to do and often extremely unenjoyable
We switched from Abeka this year for most of the same reasons. We are happily with Alpha Omega's Monarch.
I am in abeka but My family was think of switching me and my brother to Alpha Omega, so I got a question is it good and how does it work
@@Melanie-bo4km we LOVE Monarch. We wanted to switch to a digital curriculum with more "real world" teaching to it. Our girls are no longer spending hours on vocabulary for just one subject each day. They're absorbing so much more. Their test scores have increased. They're overall doing much better in school.
@@ThisHomeschoolingAdventure thank you I will tell my mom because I really wanted to go to alpha omega or Mountianview so thank you
We most recently used Abeka for math, science, history, and grammar/english (the blue "Language" book). For other subjects I love, love, LOVE:
1.Spelling Power
This single book takes your child from 4th- 12th grade and was intelligently create, seriously efficient, and very effective!
2.Handwriting Without Tears (handwriting and typing)
Created by occupational therapists and goes from pre-k through 5th grade - these folks know handwriting!!
3. Understanding Writing
I cut out all the writing assignments from the Abeka program which are wimpy compared to this awesome curriculum; written by an English teacher who then became a homeschooling mother but found the lack of good writing instruction very lacking.
Thank you for the video!
To people who are not familiar with homeschooling environment can you explain...What are the other programs that were mentioned? e.g. Master Books, Charlotte Mason, etc.
I see this is 1 year ago, how did you like masterbooks?
My husband wanted accredited, he's bent about that....😥I am starting Abeka, all new, all subjects, but only one kid to worry about, which makes it hopefully a better experience. We did Lifepac before and she was bored. I hope that isn't the case this year, wish us luck.
We have used and love A Beka. Such a great program...BUT, I only use it until 3rd grade and I use it in a way that works with our homeschool! I don't buy everything and I am definitely NOT a teachers manual mom! We used it how it fit. After 3rd, we switch things up! Thanks for sharing!
What do you switch to....
Same here, use to 3rd and switch
Other than it is bad for the environment I’m failing to see why having so many books is a bad thing haha I love educational supplies and language arts is vital/more than 1 subject 😅
I can. Multiple books, times several subjects, times 9 kiddos. That's really overwhelming for parents. I think it's fine for one or two kids. It's also just a lot of books and things can get misplaced.
I'm a current 8th grader using Abeka Homeschooling.But I don't think I'm gonna go back to abeka next year and instead doing public school.a one of the reasons is because I feel like they don't understand my level and public school does.Second reason there level of math is basically advanced level math in my school and I'm just not on there level .There teaching is great! Though!
I was considering Abeka but I think I’m steering away fro anything that looks like a B & M style. I would love to talk with as I pray about my daughter whose in the 6 grade. I don’t think she is ready for Middle School. After listening to the virtual (shut-in) meeting for middle school, I’m saying there is no way she is gonna be ready for this with a pile on of work for a daily 8 hour school day. I am not new to virtual schooling. I had to with my middle kid in and out of school with his autism challenges. My daughter reads very well. Math is my challenge with her. I just have a gut feeling if I don’t pull her out now and slow down what she’s doing - we will have a battle with her keeping a regiment for school. She just doesn’t care and glides over things. Every kid isn’t cookie cut for a B & M school system. I have been asking myself why hasn’t America taken a look at Finland’s structured system for school where less is more and their teaching style is not like America. Help, I’m praying about next yea middle school. When is enough enough and rescue from a failing education system isn’t working for your kid?
I totally agree with you! I also am very into Finland schooling!
My girls have ADHD and are a little behind in reading because of that. So I changed my 3rd grader this year to IEW for writing and Easy Grammar for grammar, spelling power for spelling, and we went from ABeka 2 math to Teaching Textbook level 4 and she is doing great.
how many hours a day and how many days a week did you spend on abeka?
I used to teach in a school that used Abeka, and it’s such a great curriculum, but the reason I don’t use it in our homeschool is because it has so much stuff!
It really does, and I'm always looking for a book! Never fails. They could have saved me so much sanity by combining those workbooks!
Agreed on abeka could condense the teacher book, charts and books into less things to keep track of. I've used abeka for about 9 years now and I'm switching for mostly this reason. It's too much to keep track of when I homeschool 7 kids.
Even though they updated the curriculum every 5 year or so you are able to buy the last edition for sever years after. Most people won't keep their books that long.
We also really enjoyed cle. All the language arts is in one workbook except they have a very extensive reading section. The style is similar to abeka but way cheaper and they come in light unit workbooks. 5-10 per subject per year. And a cheap teachers guide. It’s my new fave. I like abeka too but this is set up easier and more stress free. We also like rod and staff. It’s easy reading.
Hi! Please can you tell me what cle is? I would love to try something other than ABEKA bit very similar... Thank you!
I would also like to know more!
@@MrsAllen-tm7fe CLE stands for Christian Light Education. www.clp.org
Yes. CLE is just as academically sound, yet gentle. Way less expensive and easier to implement
Get use to crying. My son finished up Abeka 8th grade, diagraming sentences throughout. Your children has surpassed their classmates academically, and you want to change? I agree thou, lots of manuals and text books. Just deal with it
Thank you, this is very helpful.
Hi there. What are your thoughts on Bob Jones University Curriculum? My daughter will be in the second grade and I am looking into homeschooling, for the very first time. I'm a bit over whelmed in the researching of different curriculum's, that there are out there.
I find BJU to be little more engaging than abeka, with a little more in-depth thought in the lessons. It's definately worth giving it a try.
We have been using Masterbook for Language Arts and we enjoy it.
Second question: What’s different between Master Books vs. Simply Charolette Mason? I think I need to keep it simple for my 6th grade daughter.
Thank you for taking the time to record your thoughts and experience. My wife and I are considering homeschool for one or both of our kids. We're somewhat up on homeschool options and info as well as know *all* about how things have deteriorated in the public schools where it's becoming important to get kids out.
Question: Could you suggest an online homeschool(s) that would be right for our 3rd-grade boy? He has exceptionally strong verbal skills but is behind on reading, he's been great in math but not great when taking tests. His spelling has greatly improved but he's behind on that. We've looked at some online curriculum but not sure what to go with and think that maybe if it is too hard/strenuous it will drive him crazy.
Our daughter is going into 7th grade, she gets practically straight A's. We're not sure what online curriculum for her as well. She admits there's a lot of problems in the public school that is keeping her from learning and interfering with what is going on in class.
Hi Joshua! Although I don't know much about online curriculum, I can suggest a good place to ask. On facebook there is a group called "Christian Homeschool Families", and they are very helpful with questions like these.
The Handmade Homeschooler - Mandy Maltz thanks. I will have to check it out. However, what i have observed and other long time homeschooling parents have admitted is that homeschoolers are a very secretive group. Most videos are lengthy and talk around the subject. It is agonizing listening to people that rarely take a direct approach.
Joshua A I totally get that! It can be hard finding a direct answer sometimes. I’m typically a more direct person myself, but I’m that way naturally. I wouldn’t want to give you incorrect information, that’s why I suggested groups. I had some friends who did the K-12 route online before and they didn’t mind it, but that’s all I know of for online curriculum.
Joshua A oh! I do know that Abeka has Abeka Academy and that’s DVDs and online as well.’sorry I forgot that.
Abeka is awesome!
How do you find MasterBooks to be? I ordered level 1 for my advanced (she is supposed to be kindergarden , but we do 1st grade work) . I had to send it back because my daughter was beyond it. I was considering abeka but it intinidates me. But, i was wondering if i should maybe try grade 2. I dont know.
Abeka all the way!
We went full Masterbooks this past year and it drove us a little crazy.
do you know of a good homeschool program for dyslexics? My 8th grade son needs a dyslexia program. We are new to homeschooling. Thank you!
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We use abeka accredited program..is tough and sometimes soo much busy work and I feel the same way about all the books.
Yes! I feel there is too much busy work with Abeka also. I do like their curriculum :)
Abeka has the strongest math curriculum some children need the repetition. If you can afford it. I would make the sacrifice. Especially in the early years for foundation building
@paperandblackroses Abeka books are not spiral I'm accredited grade 4🤷♀️
@@msdjones30 abeka is spiral and it says it directly on their website under our approach. Lol mastery is totally different than spiral. Not even close to the same. You can't mix them up. And I would add that while Abeka is solid it is not the best math out there. Not anymore. I would say maybe top 10. There are programs exceeding Abeka but they also can get very pricey. Like 150-200 a year for 1 student for 1 year just for math. Abeka is cheap in comparison to those. Abeka is very affordable.
@@savants08 my books are not spiral ma'am only curriculum guide don't tell what I am currently working with.. yes you have a choice
After doing the MB LA would you keep your kids in it? I have a soon to be 1st grader and we did Abeka for K5. but like you I was like there is so many things just for LA but it gave him a great start. I found out about MB a few months ago but am a little nerves to make the switch as we are still in the beginning stages with LA and I really want my son to have a good foundation but that we both are not hating LA by the end of the year. I would love to hear your thoughts if you don't mind.
Stephanie Palmer we didn’t keep MB LA. After so many years of Abeka, we switched back. It was better for my kids academically. Luckily, I have more room now for the mountains of books that come with this LA program 😂
@@mandy-maltz thank you so much. I did abeka as a kid and really believe in abeka LA but really like the CM approach to schooling i just dont want to compermize my sons education especially in LA and Math.
I love your videos that you for taking the time to do them 😊
Stephanie Palmer thank you :) it means a lot when people say that 🥰 We’ve been doing Abeka for 5 years now. It definitely works, although it’s a bit overwhelming. I had to learn to keep what works lol!
@@mandy-maltz Thank you for this. It worked well then i learned about so many other curriculums and started to look around but Abeka worked this year. Time to just pray and ask God for guidance.
@@mandy-maltz so you switched back fully to Abeka?
I was looking for a good review on Abeka video from a mompreneur perspective. And then I was like "What?"! That's my mompreneur friend Mandy!! Thank you so, so much for reviewing this! We need a change from MFW due to my increasing responsibilities in our handyman business. I had Abeka video for some subjects in my small Christian schools growing up, so I am very familiar with the high level of education. Right now, we are using it as an alternative to Christian school. Thank you again for sharing!!
We are using Seton Home Study we don't have that much extra books...
Currently researching homeschooling and watching your video. Sounds like you were being facetious a bit but can you elaborate on your comment of why in the new curriculum you are moving to why you “will never have to diagram another sentence”? I feel now like you felt in the beginning, that I would like something like Abeka starting off to feel safe
Have you tried the A.C.E program?
No teachers manuals needed!
We used it for social studies one year, and it was the worst curriculum we ever used. Actually, I threw it away after going through one pace, and bought another curriculum. I have been homeschooling for 13 years, and the ACE books actually made me angry. They are WAY too easy, absolutely no challenge to them. My 3rd grader could do the 6th grade work. Unless they drastically upgraded their content, I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone unless their student needed remedial classes. The questions after the reading portions are word for word excerpts of what you just read with one or more words deleted, and replaced with a blank line to be filled in. The self checks and tests are the exact same. They are not cheap either. Please, do your homework on them if you are thinking of using them. Ask around for other opinions. Maybe the social studies was the only flop subject??
Hi Mandy, i was looking at info on homeschool programs and kept thinking that you looked familiar. Until I read closer and saw your name! So just wanted to say Hi bestie! I am so confused about all the options and trying to make an educated decision.
Mirka Hokkanen hi Bestie!! It’s a lot to take in at first, I totally understand the overwhelm. Take it one step at a time, and remember that you can do this.
What's masters books?
I think she was talking about this: www.masterbooks.com
I love Abeka for 3 year olds Pre K and Kinder. I love the Abeka readers. I personally do not like Abeka writing.
So in other words Abeka is very expensive they do that so you’ll spend more money.
I have a question. I see that this is Christian based. My question is are all of the books based on that? Or can you can ones with no religion in them?
There are secular books and curriculum, absolutely! The ones we have are all Christian based though.
Abeka is definately Christian based. Some subjects, like Math, have fewer references to it than others, but it is a Christian based curriculum
Language was horrible! I thought I'd lose my mind.
It can be a bit on the dry side, can't it? We're into our first week with Master Books Language Arts and it's much easier to get through.
What do you use?