HowlerKarma - I had to laugh with what happened with the general curriculum series as I definitely can relate. Well, DS will be done with the series within a month or so. We're definitely not using it next year smile.

I just mentioned it because a parent may need to document for DYS or for some school district and may not want to go through the expense or ordeal with other curriculums. I wouldn't rely solely on these curriculums; use them for a means to an end and then be done with them.

I also have to laugh about the talk and then print part. This may be somewhat an assumption, but I think the desire to talk is due: 1) your daughter being a girl and 2) the fact that some girls prefer to process information by talking. Some girls like to talk; it's just their MO. Generally speaking, boys, on the other hand, are different species or planet, I think. They just don't seem to talk things out like some girls do. I really wish they did some days; it would make life so much easier.

I do think the overall argument about curriculum materials created by others for PG kids is true. Curriculums and textbooks are written for the norm and this means NT kids. Our kids aren't NT though. This is one of the reasons PG kids tend to start eyeing up college material so soon. It seems the only way for them to delve into more content and come close to satisfying their insatiable curiosity and need for intellectual stimulation.