WHAT'S BETTER SONLIGHT OR TGATB?||MY PERSONAL PREFERENCE 

I was a Sonlighter for 15 years. Until I stumbled onto your channel. Your enthusiasm for TG&TB LA made me take a look at it. I was so happy with Sonlight, I didn’t ever think to look elsewhere. Well, my oldest (18) is atheist, and I had already started to look for something different for the rest of his high school. We switched to Build Your Library. My Christian daughter is now using TG&TB for LA, and we will be starting science soon. I’m looking forward to digging in to the history after my son graduates. That said, I agree with you in that RU-vidrs are not influencers. You are my favorite channel and this is the reason why. You present what is working for you and your family without telling anyone else what to do. THAT makes me want to try some of the things you are doing. Next thing to tackle is my house. It looks like chaos, while my body is 89 pounds lighter and much more “organized.” I’ve got my homeschool organized, but it’s time to redecorate. I’ve recently started working, so we should be able to afford that soon. You have unknowingly helped me so much on my personal journey. Thanks for being you, Ashlee. ❤️

Your hair looks great parted that way!! I’m spoiled, we stared TGTB right off the bat, so we don’t have anything to compare to besides my RU-vid binging on everyone’s channels.

I would love to see your additional read alouds you selected for History 😊

Good to hear how you found it. We very quickly stopped Sonlight as it just wasn't a good fit for my son, he enjoys TGTB so I just gotta go with mommy instinct and do TGTB.

Thank you for this comparison. I really appreciate it. And by the way, your channel is the first channel I have ever subscribed to on RU-vid. Seriously... you make an impact, I hope you know.

I also love TGATB and have switched over for language arts. However I still find Sonlights reader choices superior in most cases, not to mention the variety I see in Sonlight. What I love TGATB the most is how it teaches writing and spelling! We have stuck with sonlights readers for the most part. We did sonlight for our first 7 years and always wished for something better when it came to teaching writing and grammar! Found it in TGATB! :)

I'm using SOTW this year for History as I found TGTB to have too much American content (I'm Canadian). However, I added in read alouds and independent readers from TGTB's list as well as Sonlights and Book Sharks lists. I really do love the extra literature! We are loving TGTB LA and science courses though.

For people with older children, Sonlight separates history and literature for high school. We used Sonlight for American History and 20th Century history and both were strong courses that prepared my kids for college level courses. I am using TGATB history for my younger children this year and considered using it for my freshman. I found it to be way too light in comparison to Sonlight and several other curriculums at the high school level.

We have done Sonlight and TGAB and I totally agree. I still look at Sonlight for book recommendations for read alouds. I like their book choices over TGAB.

I chose Sonlight, as wanted a curriculum that did not conflict with my Christian faith.

Thank you so much for this video. I appreciate your videos so much for being so informative. I am homeschooling in South Africa and my reason for looking for something else is the curriculum is a tad problematic and I have seen since we started homeschooling how it dwarfs the child's mind. It is not challenging nor does it encourage critical thinking, it's a ''take what you're told/given'' approach, well I made that definition up for lack of a better way to describe it. I detest how it's made my child less confident in her ideas because she is worried that ''it's not how it is'' or she's wrong. Also the anxiety that it brings because of the worry that she needs to cram the work so she can pass her tests and exams, I LOATHE IT SO MUCH! I AM OVER IT! Anyway, I have since started doing my research and now I am looking into the good and the beautiful. I want her to enjoy learning again. Our curriculum encourages competition through cramming to pass at the top without actually learning anything I just can't with it anymore. I'm definitely going with TGANDTB I have already checked the samples and took the assessments. For this year since I have already bought the SA curriculum and don't want to confuse her, our Math is good so I will stick to that one, drop the Afrikaans and the rest add TGATB. I love the language arts etc. Thanks Ashlee

We are using the good and the beautiful for math and LA this year but I brought in Abeka science and Sonlight history cause that was all the cheapest I could find when I needed it. & I hated history growing up I failed a lot. Great in like math and science but history eww. Lol. Until I found Sonlight history and I absolutely love it. Honestly one of my favorite subjects. This is only my first year homeschooling and I’ve learned so much alongside my daughter. ❤️ I love the good and the beautiful also cause it’s fun for my daughter to do. And open and go. Also mostly free since paper and ink aren’t exactly free but to give it away no charge is amazing!

I actually never heard of Sonlight! I am doing TGATB History this year, love it. Might have to switch to LA next year! We're doing mostly Abeka for LA right now, having come from Christian Light. We'll see!! ☺

I was very disappointed with the history and science from TGAB. I loved the LA so I went all in and got everything for this year. TGAB seems very easy. I think it comes down to the explorers. They are almost exactly the same for all 4 levels. I cant really see my daughter doing the same worksheets 4 times. Shes 10 and already kind of disappointed in the difficulty. Same with science. I think I need to add to it to make it work. For the price, I didn't really want to have to really add so much to it. Ill still use it most likely going forward because I don't like anything else any better. Ill probably add notebooking to the lessons.

I completely agree. TGAB language arts is not comparable to anything else on the market in both quality and price. We are not currently using the history but I am considering it with my youngest in a few years. We are currently using Beautiful Feet Books. It’s a lot of reading a loud for me but I think kids are grasping historical context way better from living literature than text books.

Just started with TGanTB, love it!

For me it's the price. it's like 400++$ for Sonlight compared to free TGATB. However both my kids didn't like TGATB. I wanted them too!! Trust me I tried. I bet girls would appreciate the beauty of this curriculum more? I dunno maybe I'm wrong, but my boys were not into it. My youngest would get so angry when I would ask how does this picture make you feel? LOL He just wanted to get school done not embrace the beauty. We got Sonlight second hand this year so more affordable. After a look through I think this is more their style. We'll see. Luckily we have options. :)

I agree 100% I’ve used both along with others and hands down we love TGATB!

We are thinking of switching from sonlight to TGTB. How did you decide which level to do? The placements are a bit confusing.

It sounds like Sonlight is good to set the foundation for the younger years K-3...to establish a love for reading (like you did?) and then switch...what are your thoughts?

Thank you for making this review. We are using TGAB this year for LA, typing, and nature study, all have been wonderful. We are continuing using Sonlight for our read alouds and history I just love Sonlight books so much. The beauty of homeschool is you get to do what works for your family. I am so glad you found that for your family, you seem truly happy about school this year.

Thank you so much for the LA and history comparison. What are your thoughts/reflections for their respective math and science programs? Cheers and keep up the great content!

TGATB LA is great, but the history did not work for us. It’s History level 1 if anyone is interested in purchasing it 😊

Love Sonlight ❤️

I am glad to find this video because I was just considering to switch from Sonlight to the TGTB. I just finished using Language Arts 3 from Sonlight with my daughter, but after doing the placement tests for the TGTB curriculum, I found that she has not learned the grammar for the level 3, although she can read proficiently. Would you recommend to start with level 3 of TGTB still?

Your darker hair looks so pretty and Fall-ish!

Beautiful video, you have earned my subscription 😍

Thank you for making this video!!! (I asked you for it a couple of times so when I saw the title I clicked super fast lol!) Love that you are so respectful discussing other people’s opinions! I actually have you to thank for introducing me to both Sonlight and TGATG. I have sent a few people to your RU-vid channel to help them see detailed info, thank you. On a side note- I have a business proposition for you. How do I get information for you to review? Thanks

I LOVE the gatb la and its making me question whether i shoupd be doing everything with tgatb because i love it that much! Lol

Does TGATB have a placement test? Idk what to buy for my son.

This was so helpful! Thank you!

Thanks for the comparison!

how can i buy TGTB books?

I am so sorry to bother you again as I have responded to one video, and I stumbled across this one. Do you have an input of comparison regarding My Father’s World to The Good and the Beautiful? I would love some insight and comparison. Please help;)

We are also enjoying TGATB this year! :-)

We love TGATB as well! Thanks for the info. Random question: What is the name of the blue paint color in your bedroom?

If you didn’t have to juggle so many cores with Sonlight would you prefer Songlight over TGATB? Obviously not with LA, but maybe other subjects? I’m considering switching Lang. Arts as I don’t love it with Songlight or next year.

Thank you, God bless!

Thanks for this video! Do you feel like you could use TGTB history through highschool?

Nothing to do with the video but I LOVE your shirt! :-)

Great video! Do you feel the same about Science? Whenever I think about switching from Sonlight I look at the SL readers and the good and the beautiful readers and think...the same book all year...doesn't that get boring? That's like my only hold out. :)

Ease of use all the way!