Homeschooling Question??

Question

Can anyone tell me what the best curriculum is for middle high and high school students? I am looking for a homeschooling program that is affordable but good to work with. You can send links and I will check them out. Thanxxxxxxxx:))

Answer 1

http://www.cmacademy.org/

They're really easy to work with and great at sending transcripts to middle and high schools.

I don't know why you're homeschooling, but if it's just to augment what your children are already getting from school you may want to keep them going part-time to public school and have the transcripts sent to the public school, this way you can have the transcripts from any online school sent to the public school and put on the public school record. This will get all of their classes on one main transcript and make it easier when applying to colleges.

Answer 2

Lady, don't turn your children into social Aliens!

Answer 3

For math I recommend Teaching Textbooks with the CDs

http://www.teachingtextbooks.com

For Language Arts I would look for something with a lot of classic literature, I like "Lightning Lit" from Hewitt, (if your student hasn't mastered English Grammar yet, you might want to supplement, this course assumes Mastery in Junior High, therefore doesn't teach Grammar in High School):

http://www.hewitthomeschooling.com

For science I would go with Apologia if you want a Christian perspective:

http://www.apologia.com

Or if you want a secular approach to science I recommend Glencoe

http://www.glencoe.com/catalog

For Science lab supplies, see this site:

http://www.hometrainingtools.com

Here is a wonderful free on-line French Course, the course is worth one year of college level study, or 2 years of High School, Chapters 0-6 count as French 1, and chapters 7-13 count as French 2:

http://www.laits.utexas.edu/fi/index.htm...

Here are some other Free on-line courses

http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/online_hs.h...

http://www.Free-ed.net

Also, for other subjects you might want to check out these sites:

http://www.rainbowresource.com

http://www.homeschooldiscount.com

http://www.timberdoodle.com

Answer 4

It depends on the state.  I've heard the one through the Univ of Texas is really good, but I don't know if they work with families outside of Texas.

Answer 5

I home schooled my children for 8 yrs.  They are now 30 and 23 and they were never socially deprived! Home schooled children learn how to respect all ages. It's not natural for children to be grouped together with the same age for 12 yrs!  My son went into the Navy. A lot of universities prefer home schooled children as they have been taught how to study and not party all the time.

Answer 6

We started in middle school - 9th grade now.

We pick and choose for each subject being taught based on 1) available opportunities such as what coop courses are being taught, learning style, interests, relative importance, etc.

So, we don't use any particular packaged curriculum and this works best for us.

This year, our 9th grader is in 3 external courses (coop), does spanish using Rosetta Stone software, A Beka for U. S. History.

Next year, we are going to try an online dual credit (high school and college credit) course through Indiana University.

11th and 12th we will be fitting in as many dual credit courses that we can through both online accredited universities and a local community college.

A lot of folks we know school year round... we take the summer off but always fit in at least one educational camp.

So... to directly answer your question, I do not think there is ONE BEST curriculum.  One size, in my opinion, does not fit all...

Look for homeschool curriculum book fairs in your area... it is really helpful to actually hold the books and materials in your hand and look at it ... have your kids look at it and provide their input.

Answer 7

I don't use a certain curriculum yet. I have looked into MathUSee and I like it. I will be ordering it next fall.

Good luck!

Answer 8

www.pennfoster.com

Answer 9

I'm homeschooled and I think this curriculum is really good.  

Try this site  abeka.com

And as far as the whole social life thing goes, they have homeschool programs where your kids and other homeschooled kids can get together and hang out. I'm in one called Master's Academy of Fine Arts. Their site is mafa.net. There's even a yahoo group about it.

Also there is a very cool website called math.com. If for some reason you or your kids don't understand whats going on in math book you choose I can promise you that this site will explain wonderfully.

I hope this helps you. Good luck with homeschooling!

Answer 10

BJ Link

Answer 11

Every kid I ever knew, who went from home school to my public school was strange and not ready to live in a social setting.

Answer 12

home school hurts children's social lives

Answer 13

www.Homeschool.com -- That website has all of the information you need. If you like it go ahead and pick me as best answer, =)

Answer 14

www.pennfoster.com

it is 50 dollars a month.

and they are awesome for help!

Answer 15

one that teaches evolution and disregards "intelligent design"

Answer 16

It really depends - what subjects are you looking for, and how do your students learn best?  There are literally hundreds of choices out there, each one caters to a different type of student.

For my money, I'd go with TRISMS - it's a lit and research-based program that covers literally everything except for lab science and math.  For middle school, you get a 2 year program (History Makers) for $150, and for high school you get a series of 1 year programs for $150 each.  It's very, very adaptable to almost any type of learner, as you work with your kids to choose reference and lit materials.  They tell you what to study, give you a daily/weekly lesson plan (that your kids can follow by themselves), and give you suggested literature and references, but ultimately you choose the resources.

It covers history, geography, writing (essay, creative, and research), literature and lit analysis, science (historical, not lab), rhetoric, and lots of others.  You can find the info here: http://trisms.com/  It is not written from any specific worldview, but encourages kids to learn about various cultures and points of view.

For math, I LOVE VideoText Algebra and Geometry http://videotext.com/homeschool.htm - my gifted 10yo is starting the algebra right now, and tracking right along with it.  It's not dumbed down or "easy", just explained very well.  (I completely tanked in algebra when I was in high school, and I understand every word.)  It's a little pricier, but completely worth it and has a good resell value.

Otherwise, Teaching Textbooks http://www.teachingtextbooks.com/Default... and Math U See (what we used before VideoText) http://mathusee.com/ are also very good.

For science, we love Apologia http://apologia.com/store/?PHPSESSID=6e0... - it is creation based, but gives a good explanation of evolution as well.  It's well-written and easy to understand, but very complete.  It's one of the few books that my science nut son won't let me sell or lend out :-)

Because no one program works for everyone, I encourage you to look through all of the suggestions.  Rainbow Resource is a great place to get your curriculum - they have many items on discount and offer free shipping for orders over $150.  http://rainbowresource.com/index.php

Hope that helps!

Answer 17

Hey, aren't you the one who posted the joke on here? :) haha I think I got "Best Voted Answer" for it.

I highly recommend Apologia for the science curriculum, Saxon (and Dive CD) for the math, Wordly Wise for the vocabulary, and Abeka for everything else. :)

By the way, I really like your "Additional Information." That is so very true.