This year I am using MFW ECC with our 9yo ds and MFWK with our 6yo ds. My 4yo dd is just hanging out.
I do know I am going to use HOD LHTH with my 4yo dd the new school year and LHFHG with my 6yo ds.
Now I debate....do I continue on with MFW since I will be starting HOD with the latest book..Preparing and there is no other book after this one? I hate to switch curriculums for one year although I LOVE the look of it. KWIM? Anyone else in a similar situation?
Debbie
Trying to decide...HOD or MFW for my 9yo ds....
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Hi Debbie,
I'm in the same boat right now. I'm debating using Preparing or MFW CtG.
If you know you will switch to HOD I would not do ECC this year. I would go with Preparing. There are going to be four more Guides after preparing.
Click the link http://www.heartofdakota.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=1025 to read about them. You have to scroll down to Carrie's post.
If you do preparing for 4th grade and do the next four guides for 5th, 6th, 7th & 8th you will be done and ready for High School. That's just my .02 on it.
If you want to do ECC than another option would be to do ECC now and skip Preparing and start with the 4yr cycle. The only reason why I would skip Preparing is to be done before 9th grade.
Hope I'm not confusing you. I'm just thinking ahead
the years go by so fast.
I'm in the same boat right now. I'm debating using Preparing or MFW CtG.
If you know you will switch to HOD I would not do ECC this year. I would go with Preparing. There are going to be four more Guides after preparing.
Click the link http://www.heartofdakota.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=1025 to read about them. You have to scroll down to Carrie's post.
If you do preparing for 4th grade and do the next four guides for 5th, 6th, 7th & 8th you will be done and ready for High School. That's just my .02 on it.
If you want to do ECC than another option would be to do ECC now and skip Preparing and start with the 4yr cycle. The only reason why I would skip Preparing is to be done before 9th grade.
Hope I'm not confusing you. I'm just thinking ahead
the years go by so fast.Linda
ds16~WG and now WH
dd.15~RtR, MTMM, and now WG
ds.14~ PH, CTC, and now MtMM
ds.13~ PH, CTC, and now Rev2Rev
ds.11 ~Bigger, and now CtC
ds.10 ~ Preparing
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ds16~WG and now WH
dd.15~RtR, MTMM, and now WG
ds.14~ PH, CTC, and now MtMM
ds.13~ PH, CTC, and now Rev2Rev
ds.11 ~Bigger, and now CtC
ds.10 ~ Preparing
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Re: we are
This is where where we are too. I'm still not sure, but I am going to order the Guide for Preparing and go from there. I already purchased CtG, but I really like the looks of HOD.blessedx5 wrote:already using ECC...will be finished by end of June. So...technically he is 4th grade now.
Debbie
Hopefully by the Fall, I'll have it all figured out.
Sorry I wasn't much help
Blessings,
Linda
ds16~WG and now WH
dd.15~RtR, MTMM, and now WG
ds.14~ PH, CTC, and now MtMM
ds.13~ PH, CTC, and now Rev2Rev
ds.11 ~Bigger, and now CtC
ds.10 ~ Preparing
http://www.homeschooling6.com
ds16~WG and now WH
dd.15~RtR, MTMM, and now WG
ds.14~ PH, CTC, and now MtMM
ds.13~ PH, CTC, and now Rev2Rev
ds.11 ~Bigger, and now CtC
ds.10 ~ Preparing
http://www.homeschooling6.com
We're in the same boat....but now I need to add an "ugh." LOL
We are using MFW ECC. I am not continuting with MFW CtG. I didn't like all the books and wouldn't be using 2/3 of the materials so I didn't feel it was worth it. I preferred other books for a spine as well.
If you search through some posts you find some comments on CtG, and they are what sealed my fate on not continuing with that one.
I WAS thinking we'd do Bigger for 4th...and I totally didn't think of getting through the history cycles by 9th grade...so I am wondering if I now need to seriously lean towards Preparing instead....
Dd wants bigger...and I do want her Amer. History more solidifed. We wouldn't get back to that for quite a while if we didn't do it next year.
Well, it's Bigger or Preparing here. No MFW. Off to the drawing board to figure all this back out - lol!
Meg - we need to talk - LOL!
Tab
We are using MFW ECC. I am not continuting with MFW CtG. I didn't like all the books and wouldn't be using 2/3 of the materials so I didn't feel it was worth it. I preferred other books for a spine as well.
If you search through some posts you find some comments on CtG, and they are what sealed my fate on not continuing with that one.
I WAS thinking we'd do Bigger for 4th...and I totally didn't think of getting through the history cycles by 9th grade...so I am wondering if I now need to seriously lean towards Preparing instead....
Dd wants bigger...and I do want her Amer. History more solidifed. We wouldn't get back to that for quite a while if we didn't do it next year.
Well, it's Bigger or Preparing here. No MFW. Off to the drawing board to figure all this back out - lol!
Meg - we need to talk - LOL!
Tab
thanks ladies...
Our homeschool conference in NC is coming up the end of May. I guess I will spending quite a bit of time at HOD at the book fair I remember seeing LHTH for the first time there 2 or 3 years ago but didn't realize what a GEM it was at the time.
Debbie
I remember seeing LHTH for the first time there 2 or 3 years ago but didn't realize what a GEM it was at the time.Debbie
Debbie-
I'll be doing Preparing... next year, and I know that Carrie will definitely finish the next 4 year cycle for sure. Her dh wouldn't have it any other way, and neither would she!!! As far as your decision, I would just say that I think that HOD makes it a joy to continue homeschooling year after year. It takes the guesswork out of deciding whether you have a complete curriculum or not, because all of HOD's guides are totally complete. The guides are time-conscious as well, so you won't find time-wasters in there, like having to head to the library for books all of a sudden, or having to head to Walmart for materials for experiments, etc.
I also love how each guide moves children toward independence as they master skills. Preparing... has "T" for teacher-directed parts, "S" for semi-independent parts, and "I" for independent parts. That's a visual for all of us showing how HOD's guides begin to move dc to more and more independence as they are ready for it. I think this is key, since many of us are doing several HOD programs and have young children; also, I believe with all of my heart that it safeguards us homeschool moms from getting burned out.
I know you'd enjoy Preparing..., and I'd love to be going through it "together" with you next year so we can share with each other. Hope you decide to do it! Either way, I'll be finishing LHFHG next year, and starting BLHFHG, so we can enjoy that together for sure!
In Christ,
Julie
I'll be doing Preparing... next year, and I know that Carrie will definitely finish the next 4 year cycle for sure. Her dh wouldn't have it any other way, and neither would she!!! As far as your decision, I would just say that I think that HOD makes it a joy to continue homeschooling year after year. It takes the guesswork out of deciding whether you have a complete curriculum or not, because all of HOD's guides are totally complete. The guides are time-conscious as well, so you won't find time-wasters in there, like having to head to the library for books all of a sudden, or having to head to Walmart for materials for experiments, etc.
I also love how each guide moves children toward independence as they master skills. Preparing... has "T" for teacher-directed parts, "S" for semi-independent parts, and "I" for independent parts. That's a visual for all of us showing how HOD's guides begin to move dc to more and more independence as they are ready for it. I think this is key, since many of us are doing several HOD programs and have young children; also, I believe with all of my heart that it safeguards us homeschool moms from getting burned out.
I know you'd enjoy Preparing..., and I'd love to be going through it "together" with you next year so we can share with each other. Hope you decide to do it! Either way, I'll be finishing LHFHG next year, and starting BLHFHG, so we can enjoy that together for sure!
In Christ,
Julie
Enjoyed LHTH to USII
Currently using USI
Wife to Rich for 28 years
Mother to 3 sons, ages 23, 20, and 16
Sister to Carrie
Currently using USI
Wife to Rich for 28 years
Mother to 3 sons, ages 23, 20, and 16
Sister to Carrie
We're in the same place
I'm finishing up ECC with my just turned 10 yos in a couple of weeks & plan to start Preparing in September. So if you decide to go that way, I'll be looking forward to comparing notes with you!
I used several MFW years with my daughter (now in high school) & she loved it, but my son is a different person! I think HOD is going to be so much better for him.
I used several MFW years with my daughter (now in high school) & she loved it, but my son is a different person! I think HOD is going to be so much better for him.