Dear Carrie
Is getting the World Geography guide early for the IPC science worth missing the package savings?
I will be using Heart of Dakota’s Missions to Modern Marvels (MTMM) for my son’s first year of high school. However, my son will use the science from the World Geography guide. My question is: will I need the World Geography guide to do the science? My plan is to use Heart of Dakota (HOD) all the way through graduation, but I would rather wait and buy the guide when I buy the rest of the World Geography Economy Package the next year. I love the package savings – $72! Wow! So, I am just wondering if I can do the World Geography science without the guide. Thanks so much!
Sincerely,
“Ms. Is Getting the World Geography Guide for the Science Worth Missing Out on the Economy Package Savings”
Dear “Ms. Is Getting the World Geography Guide for the Science Is Worth Missing Out on the Economy Package Savings,”
I wish I could tell you that you didn’t need to have the World Geography guide for the science portion, since you’re using it with MTMM. While you could certainly do the readings and follow-ups for science without the guide, you’d still have to figure out how to pace them to finish on time. Another factor to consider is the labs. While you can do the labs on your own schedule as well, in order to know when to do them to match the readings you’d need to have the guide.
It would be more cohesive and balanced to have the labs match the text.
Also, there are 36 labs, which means that even if you forego matching the text, and just did the labs independent from the text, you’d still need to determine how to get the labs in while balancing that with the readings in the text. With this in mind, from my perspective, it would be much more cohesive and balanced to do the science with our plans as written in the World Geography guide. I think it is always better to have the labs match the text, and these two programs actually ended up going very well together, once I was able to figure it all out for the plans.
You can still take advantage of the package savings the next year.
So, as you ponder what you want to do, I will share that if you do decide to purchase the World Geography guide for the science portion of the plans, then the following year, you can still order the Economy Package for World Geography and receive the discounted price and receive money back for your guide! Simply include in your “Ordering Instructions” box at checkout that you purchased the World Geography guide the previous year for the science plans, and now you’re ordering the rest and won’t need the guide. My husband will then credit you back the entire price of the World Geography guide as well as giving you the package discount! So, it is like we are loaning you the guide for a year, and then you receive all of your money back for it as part of your package purchase the next year.
Blessings,
Carrie
Follow-Up Reply:
Thank you, Carrie!!! I am already so thankful for the curriculum you produce! Now I know your customer service is the best too! I already ordered and received my things from HOD. My son loved unpacking his things. I am SO THANKFUL to have the World Geography guide alongside the IPC plans. So worth it! Thanks!
