I'm going to go and read all 6 pages of Bronx Mom's post on homeschooling in a minute - and pull out all the resources people mentioned. However, do we have a list of 'curriculum' or 'non curriculums' on the site yet in one place? Perhaps we could build one somehow and have the moderator eventually post one post?
We are leaning toward the home school option more and more and I'm finding very controversial reports on HomeSchoolReviews.com from varying parents on varying curriculums we were considering. Then there are even more reviews on Amazon.com. Spelling Workouts A and B from Well Trained Mind's Curriculum seem to have their up and down side. Good for phonics, maybe not so good for word organization. ABeka's curriculum seems to be critized both for being too easy and too hard depending on who's doing what. I'm just realising how hard it is to gauge from looking at ABeka's site what's going to be too easy for a gifted 6 yr old v. a non-gifted. Given that its hard to get hold of the actual physcial books - does anyone have tips on choosing?
It sounds like many of you have used a very free approach - and for stay at home moms with a bit more time - I'm sure that's the way to go in many cases - each child being an individual. Others are using online sites/curriculums. Perhaps we could come up with a Top 12 curriculums as well as Top 12 psychologists. Also does anyone have a non-religious option for those that wouldn't want that?
