I can't use The Good and the Beautiful with a clear conscience. I don't want to support a faith that is spreading literal lies about Jesus and the gospel and I was SO pleasantly surprised to see your take on the curriculum because so many of my homeschool mom friends love it! I think when you know something, you can't unknow it lol it's just there. That's me with TGTB. There's an interview on youtube with this ex mormon woman and she's the one that convinced me. They have an agenda, why support them when there are SO MANY wonderful other curriculums to choose from! "Discernment isn't knowing what's right and wrong, it's knowing what's right and almost right."
Great video! I wanted to add my thoughts. We have used TGTB for 2 years now, level K, and Level 1 and we will be using Level 2 this coming year. I don’t use this curriculum to teach my child the Bible. I use the Bible to teach the Bible. We also love The Answers books for kids by Ken Ham. I will say that there are plenty of references of the New Testament throughout TGTB curriculum, whether it’s LA or Handwriting. TGTB has worked very well for us and my daughter loves it! It is affordable and it is easy for me to teach! We have used BJU Press for Spelling and it is great! I love that they incorporate the Bible in their workbooks no matter what subject, however buying an entire grade level for our family on one income would be very hard! It is a solid company though and I never rule anything out! Thank you for insight!!
Hi Brandy, thanks for commenting. I guess my problem with TGATB is if one uses it but not with the intentino of teaching the Bible because they think it doesn't have much good teaching from the good book, the curriculum shouldn't call itself a 'Christian' curriculum. It would then be a secular curriculum. I guess it's just false branding. I don't have a problem with the 'educating' side in a way - but then again, shouldn't our education be all about teaching our kids to love God? And if so, why TGATB? Totally no judgement though on what you use. They're your kids and it sounds like you're a great mom. There are a lot of affordable programs out there though that are Christian like Masterbooks and Generations...even Easy Peasy which is free. But up to you! God bless dear friend.
Thirty years ago I used Abeka. As I got futher along I did a lot of mixing of different things. We never did online anything. The best things we ever did was teaching typing, music lessons, team sports, and speech lessons.
Yes, there are lots of cheaper options I talk about in the video though...Masterbooks, Generations, even Gather Round. I guess my point is they are more secular than anything. But you're the parent and you do what you think is right. God bless friend.
Oh, my Why on Earth Homeschool book? That's so good to hear. I feel a little embarrassed about that book because sometimes I feel I could have put things more gently. And I was a pretty poor writer 7 years ago when I wrote it. So this is a tremendous encouragement not to feel ashamed of the book. Thanks friend!!!
Great to hear! I am starting my son with EP this year. I had EP and TGTB curriculum downloaded. I will use discernment and be sure to have our own Good News Education outside of TGTB. I do like the learning style they use. Whichever gets his love of learning back, is where we will land this year. Great video @howtohomeschool.
Abeka also offers DVD options and you mention that you can use the BJU DVD’s over and over again. This is not quite true. When you choose the DVD option with BJU the DVD’s aren’t yours to keep. You are only renting the DVD’s and must be returned. It is also worth noting that Abeka also allows you to not have to sit down and teach your children. The quality of the information taught is excellent.
Thank you so much for your comment. I didn't realize it was a rental situation. I'll definitely put that in my video. Really appreciate you catching that one and telling me. Someone else made the same comment. I'm actually a bit dissapointed you can't keep the DVDs. It seems strange. Can you keep them with Abeka? or is it a rental too?
Hi. Yes, DVD are to be returned and they are not in the greatest shape too which makes it harder to use. High School classes are pretty hard and not much math you can find offline to learn on your own. It takes more that 7 hours a day. Add PE and lots of Bible verses to learn which is good but not everyone can keep up with that program. And definitely not cheap especially if you have more than one child. Looking for another online school
To dip my feet in for preschool, I think I'll be dabbling with G+C and TGTB. And then once I get a feel for how he likes to learn and how I prefer to teach, I'll be doing even more research. Lol BJU press does look nice. And especially for math, the video lessons could be great! Haha
I have spent maybe 100 hours online reading trying to see which is best, worst, most affordable, flexible YOU ARE AN ANSWER TO. PRAYER. feeling quite overwhelmed with it all. So grateful right now. I pray for total healing for you in your not being able to sit very long. I think ii will homeschhool all four of my children next year. 15,14,13, and 9. one son is Autistic mute age 14, he attends a special program for handicapped children, But God has been healing him !! He has really had tremendous change in the last year. Praise God
Oh lovely. Thanks for being such an encouragement, friend! Great to hear about your 14yo son and his healing. If you need to, I wrote a blog (in the process of being turned into a video shortly) on special needs homeschool choices. I thought a lot about it, but it might be helpful for your son. God bless. www.homeschoolcurriculum101.com/blog/10-best-homeschooling-special-needs-curriculum-picks
It's interesting. I would actually say it's secular but teaches a bit about god (small g), character and decent values. But you'd feel swindled if you purchased it as a Mormon expecting it to teach traditional Mormon doctrine 😂
Yes. My 4 year old is about to start thier K4 and my 6 year old is almost completley reading with his Grade 1 curriculum. You don't need to do much to set them up. Super easy. Just make sure they do the work :)
Oh friend, I'm so sorry. I did this video, hopefully it's a little helpful. God bless. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-mtoxuO_ZcNc.html
I really like Montessori. I wish there were a Christian curriculum though that taught with it in mind. I can't seem to find any. I don't think Maria was particularly Christian, even though she was a Catholic. I like that CM had a lot of gospel built into her books and way of thinking.
Yes, both decent options. I had MFW on my 2023 video...just went with slightly different choices this year. Having said that I'm put off all the craft with MFW, and prefer something with a video option. Also Sonlight is on the fence with creation/evolution issues which I don't like but others don't mind.
@howtohomeschool Hello! Online ESL teacher to Classroom Montessori teacher to brand new full time homeschool teacher here! Thanks so much for this comment! I was on the fence about Sonlight Science but couldn't put my finger on why.. This really helped me decide! Love your videos!!
What do you think about Christian Light Education? I’m currently full Abeka, but looking at other options and I’ve heard a little about CLE. Not sure how it stacks up though!
I’m using Christian light for kindergarten and it is very simple, the subject aren’t really separated they’re combined into a single lesson being used together. I haven’t used it for any other grade levels and this is my first year but I like how it’s not hard to complete a lesson with a 5 year old boy who doesn’t want to sit still haha. I do find at least at first it could almost be used for a pre schooler. We’re several booklets in and my son already can count to 12 easily but this is very slowly and repeatedly introducing 1-10 so far. But if gentle, slow, and simple to teach us the goal with lots of simple activities and little stories with questions that have to do with God then I really do like that about it.
@maym4076 Plan, Prep, Pray is another Christian homeschooler, and she goes into extensive detail about CLE. We've used CLE for the past 3 years, and I love it. My kids are 4, 6, 8. Pre-K, 2nd grade, and 3rd grade respectively. It is by far the best choice we've made.
We use the good and the beautiful for math, language arts and science and we love it. It is written by a Mormon, but she keeps it vague on purpose in the curriculum which I appreciate. I don't need my math and language arts curriculum to teach my kid theology! We have a separate curriculum for that where we can go in depth and I can teach them truth.
@@johannaunderwood2245I don't understand your question? The video is talking about good Christian curriculum. TGTB is very good Christian curriculum but I agree with the video in that it doesn't dive deep BUT when she says it does teach Christian morals... Well that's where it's confusing. Isn't that what is Christian? If it's about teaching doctrine then like this person commenting I agree in that I don't need anyone teaching their doctrine because I am of a different faith than LDS.
@@pamelalima5401 that is exactly what I have said to my husband, and so we are trying to be more thoughtful with any of our purchases, to the extent that we can. This is just our personal conviction about this particular company.
Thank you so much for making this video! I was considering leaving Abeka because it’s become expensive.,we love it but not in the budget any longer and BJU press looks promising 😊 Thank you 🙏 God bless
No worries! Masterbooks is also much more affordable than both. They've started offering SOME video lessons too...but they're not as good as BJU or Abeka. Did you see my video today? It compares them both. God bless friend.
Great choice. It's not as graphically exciting, and I don't think it does video lessons, but many people love it and it's a sound gospel-centered choice.
I really like CLE curriculum for my 10, 9, and 5 year olds. It is very affordable, comprehensive, gospel-centered, and flexible as far as level of parent involvement after 2nd or 3rd grade.
Hi Elena, great to hear from you again. Love having your comments to make me think again about stuff. Iron sharpens iron. God bless friend. I'm glad you've got Abeka for Bible :)
It's great. I'm using it for my 4 year old because she has begged me to do some 'homeschooling'. I wouldn't usually, but she's so so keen! So different from my older child who (if I'm honest) I think I burned out by starting too early!
Great choice. The crafts scare me but you can skip them. They've got lots of nature invovlement. Particularly loved for their preschool, kindy and young years.
This is my first year homeschooling, and I was kind of stuck between MIA Academy, going through Enlightium, Accellus, or just buying BJU outright. I did see in another review that BJU doesn't have math for the K5 package. Does anyone have any recommendations on what math to use if i do go with BJU?
Hi. Like your videos on christian online, home schooling. This is our 1st time home schooling our 9yr old son. I see you use BJU, however, would you recommend that one or another. We're looking to get a complete program with parental assistance, with help available if needed. Your thoughts, please.
I love them. But as a busy homeschool parent I often find I don't have enough time to do it satisfactorily. If you have lots of time to sit down and nut out her theory and how to do it and how to do it well, it would be one of the best homeschools!
Oh man. This is my first year and I chose My Father's World. Now I'm nervous because you didn't even mention it in this video. Any recommendations for the Math and LA to add to go with it? My daughter is 11, was in AIG classes, and had ADHD.
No, don't be nervous. There were plenty of good ones that didn't make the list. I think MFW is a good choice too. There are just so many good picks to go with these days that you can't pick them all. I think you can pick any of the ones on this list and just do their Math and LA. I use BJU for LA and Math and we like them. Masterbooks is great if they want to take it a bit easier too.
MFW is a fantastic Christian choice. I noticed she didn’t include Memoria Press either, which is another fantastic Christian program. She probably had certain standards and too many to choose from is all.
I don't think TGTB are hiding anything for anyone to think they need to be called out. They are light on Christian doctrine (which I appreciate because I am of a different faith than Jenny Philips) but all that is mentioned is sound. I believe TGTB's strong point is on Christian moral character and the importance of reading sound, highly moral and intellectual books for kids. But for the sake of this videos title I guess you can say that it's weak in doctrine but not in Christian character. 🤷🏻♀️
@@LoreLovesFamilyif it’s weak in doctrine it IS weak in true Christian character. Those both go hand in hand. Once you try other strong Christian curricula you can easily see the difference. It’s hard for those that have only tried TGTB to see it as they’ve only stuck with that one and don’t have anything to compare it to. If a strong Christian curricula is not your thing then by all means choose what works best for your family. I went all over the place and ultimately Abeka and BJU are the strongest both academically and doctrinally. It is the equivalent of doing private Christian homeschooling.
Yes, so true. I guess 1000 is cheap compared to a private Christian school (our local one costs around $6,500 per year per student), but it's expensive if you've been using a free curriculum like Easy Peasy All-in-One.
Hmm...I have mixed feelings about them. I've had a couple of friends who loved them and two who stopped using them because of so much reading and their view on science.
Yes, that's why I'm always talking about BJU Press and Abeka. Because they are a great mix of both and really easy to carry out. Masterbooks has videos too, but I don't think they're as good or as thorough. But they're more affordable.
I believe the good and the beautiful Math only goes up to 6th grade. I would say they talk about God enough, they sprinkle a few Bible verses here and there.
Thanks for commenting. I agree they talk about God enough, but I think they don't talk about the gospel enougth which is what I talk about at the TGATB video (linked below the video).
@@howtohomeschool sorry I meant to say “don’t” thank you so much for replying. I was agreeing with your perspective. Thank you for taking the time to share so much information for new homeschoolers!
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