Future Programs

Homeschooling6 · Post by **Homeschooling6** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 11:00 pm

If I do 'Preparing'this year with my 8, 9 & 10yr. olds. Would I have to find another program next year or will the next program be ready?

Blessings,

susie in ms · Post by **susie in ms** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 5:21 am

I couldn't say for sure and I really don't think anyone can. So far Carrie has done a great job at putting out one per year, and keeping ahead of her sons. But what I look at is that as the guides are geared more and more toward older children they will take more work to create. Plus life just happens sometimes. Diana Waring was doing super good with her revised guides (my hearth throb history study

) until she got in a wreck. Threw things off about a year as she couldn't put in as many hours even after her initial recoup time. Many of us did our lessons via email attatchment because our guides were not actually printed in time for our school year. Dorian Holt and her dh had to get outside jobs because they unit studies were in competition with the used market and they take much longer to write due to the fact that they are LOADED with commentary. Outside jobs meant that they no longer had full days to research and write. Put off their printing too and many people had to fill in time with something else. You just never know. We can just pray that things will go well for Carrie and family and her writing.

Homeschooling6 · Post by **Homeschooling6** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 8:13 am

Thanks, I'm just tyring to get an idea. I know things can't be set in stone

but was wondering what the plans where

susie in ms · Post by **susie in ms** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 9:29 am

Sorry! Early morning brain fog!!

Certainly you are asking about plans.
I really think the plans are one per year, but Carrie will be able to say for sure.

water2wine · Post by **water2wine** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 9:40 am

I am sure Carrie will step in and talk for herself but I know that she is a woman of her word.

I originally was going to hurry up and be ready for Preparing when it came out and I was fine being on the new release date with each plan to follow. It was only wanting a 4 day week that held us back from being close to that plan. So for myself just with the interaction I have had with the company and talking to her personally I am confident it will be that way.

And I am by nature a worrier about those kinds of things as well.

I have to know where everything is heading and when we will get there.

lovetobehome · Post by **lovetobehome** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 3:05 pm

So, does Carrie plan to do future guides after Preparing? I thouhgt I read she did plan to, but now I can't remember....

MamaMary · Post by **MamaMary** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 3:38 pm

Yes! Carrie is planning to do one guide per year (Lord Willing) through 8th grade...., and that's only because we've not been able to talk her into highschool

(yet)

lovetobehome · Post by **lovetobehome** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 3:50 pm

YAY! Well, that is GREAT news! I just really don't want to do American again....and I am so anxious for Preparing. I could easily do BIGGER, but again, not sure I want to do Amer. We just finished SL 1 and MOH up to the Greeks, so I want to at least kind of stay on that path. I dont want to stop and do American and then start back. But I might. Oh, so many hard decisions!

Homeschooling6 · Post by **Homeschooling6** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 6:05 pm

MamaMary wrote:Yes! Carrie is planning to do one guide per year (Lord Willing) through 8th grade...., and that's only because we've not been able to talk her into highschool (yet)

Yahoo!

lovetobehome · Post by **lovetobehome** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 7:41 pm

I just wish o wish that I could get preparing earlier than August. Any possibility?

Post by **Carrie** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 10:28 am

Ladies,

We are planning to release a guide a year (in order to keep up with my own sons). My oldest already misses out on the full benefit of our guides, so we want to keep up with our next 3 boys, so they can all benefit from the guides being fully written! This is motivating for us!

There will be 4 guides to follow "Preparing...", scheduled at the pace of one per year. These 4 guides will do the 4 year history cycle. The focus will be on world history.

Ancients is first after "Preparing..." (Egypt, Greece, and Rome). Medieval, Renaissance and Reformation will be next. Third will be renaissance through 1800's or so. Fourth will be 1800's through modern times.

Blessings,
Carrie

Homeschooling6 · Post by **Homeschooling6** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 12:12 pm

Carrie, thank you so much. This is a big help for me on figuring out my oldest (who will be in 5th grade) this year.

Blessings,

Homeschooling6 · Post by **Homeschooling6** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 1:03 pm

Here is what it would look like if I used Preparing this year

5th Grade Preparing
6th Grade Egypt, Greece & Rome
7th Grade Medieval, Renaissance and Reformation
8th Grade Third will be renaissance through 1800's or so
9th Grade Fourth will be 1800's through modern times

Hmmm.....