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Hello👋, thank you for sharing this video. We are trying IEW for the first time this year. I am interested in TWSS as well. Can a person complete TWSS using the binder only? Just wondering, if it possible to complete without the TWSS DVDS.

The binding last year kept unraveling on me, so I had to take it completely apart. I loved the old version of the binding much better. Ordered mine today!!!

You said you’ve tried every spelling, I’m curious if you’ve used spelling you see

U still recomend iew? Ty

My current favorite is GuestHollow for Science and History. I have used Bibliopan, MoH, Notgrass, SoTW and I am sure something else…… we have bounced between straight homeschool and a hybrid a few years ago which also is the reason for so many different ones. I think I may try Generations for Bible though just to do something from them as it looks great.

I'm wondering, my oldest is a strong reader in the seventh grade. Can students jump in at their level and not be lost?

Thank you, very timely. I need to order soon and really was trying to justify not doing the teacher course, this makes sense, I will get it 😊

Are you not going to do a curriculum overview of what your sins are doing next year? Or did you already do them and I missed them?

I am right with you in this thinking. This was the second webinar I watched with Generations about the literature we read. I did the same thing you did after the webinar - I started adjusting my literature plans. My husband thought I was crazy for going through and pulling the books off my shelves. He said they are classics and that I shouldn't get rid of them. Then I discussed the webinar with him and he understood. I was a teacher too and was under the belief that "classic" meant the best and should be read. I am now processing a new belief structure about literature.

I got this course ... and didn't start till after my boys had already finished a year of IEW! 🤦🏻 (My oldest did SSS 1A and my youngest started the Bible (book only course) halfway through the year. I definitely watched all the videos with my oldest and used that base knowledge to help my son with his course.) When I started the course, my son said, "You should have watched this BEFORE we started!! Now do you understand?" 😂 This course is answering a lot questions that came up over the year so I'm glad I'm taking it now. (I still have some lessons left.) I would definitely recommend this course too.

If you don't have the money to buy Teaching Structure and Style, sign up for the 12 Days of Christmas. On the last day, the freebie is 3 months of premium membership. The membership includes the full webinars, source texts, and worksheets for Teaching Structure and Style. You get the whole thing for free. At the end of the 3 month period, you lose access to the webinars, but if you download the source texts and student pages, you are all set with several years worth of teaching materials.

Anyone have a link for Abeka cursive ?

The fix it grammar link isnt working 😔

I am Catholic and am considering it. Was very impressed with the selections from literature.

We love Generations so much. You introduced us to them and they’re amazing. Even my parents have picked them up and mentioned how much they’ve enjoyed flipping through them. I really want to love Notgrass but for some reason the sentences bother me. Seems like in every book it’s simple sentence after simple sentence and that’s so picky but for some reason it just gets really repetitive and I get bored reading them to my kids. Maybe it’s just in the younger grade due to reading levels? I’m not sure…

I never heard of Compass Classrooms. That’s awesome. Thank you!

Gah! I’m so torn between the two for my upcoming 9th grader and my 3 elementary students. Does the Generations high school courses cover in depth the world wars and the history behind them or is it more focused on missionaries and people of faith. I want both to be covered in depth. Thank you for all your homeschool content. I love your channel!🤗

We've done Notgrass for Government and Economics. We are excited to start American History with Generations next year for our 10th and 11th grader. ❤

Would you ever try Biblioplan for History

I am coming upon my 8th year of homeschooling, and this is my first year deviating from Abeka. I will be using Generations and IEW for everything except Math and Spelling. I am excited and a little nervous. From what I have seen of your videos and from viewing Generations myself, I think it's going to go wonderfully better than it has the past couple of years. Thank you for all of your wisdom and reviews. They've been an asset on our homeschooling journey :)

I just bought Generations History level 2. My plan as of now is to stick with Generations until late middle school or high school 9th and go with Notgrass. I do have a question about The Good and Beautiful. I am actually using their language arts not history. I know it is advertised as a Christian curriculum where are the Creator is from the L DS community and the writers are of many different religions. I was just wondering what you knew about the company that I might not know? What are some of the reasons that you choose not to use it? I appreciate your advice so that's why I'm asking about this.

I started generations because you shared it. You're right, it is beautifully done. We love it. And our notgrass order will be here today!! 🎉 Can't wait to start it.

Has anyone done a study to see how many of those "awkward homeschool students" are actually neuro-divergent (autistic, ADHD, etc) and would be mercilessly bullied in traditional school???

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Thank you for this video! So happy to see another mama removing these books from their home. C.S Lewis is one to look into as well, his writings are not what they appear to be.

Hi Mandy. For the generations 9th grade curriculum... Would you consider this enough for writing/ language arts type of stuff? Or would I need to add a writing curriculum in with this. I had my 9th grader all set up with MFW to start but now I'm trying to figure out how to switch.

My husband and I have always struggled with the glorification of these authors but struggled to explain why. I watched that video from Generations too. So good!

Hey Mandy! Just curious with Generations if you would recommend starting with year 1 history or starting with the childs grade level? My daughter is going into grade 3 and I am torn to if we should do the Grade 3 or back track to Grade 1 to not miss anything.

I have never, ever liked Shakespeare, Poe, or many other classic authors/poets. You can tell their worldview by their work.

Good review!

My to-read list just got longer ;) Thank you! I’ve been reading a lot of historical fictions this year, esp. world war II period. Have to check out The Warsaw Sisters!

Thank you for this review! I looove to read and whenI started homeschooling I became more interested in the classics. I just got The Hiding Place and Stepping Heavenward based on your recommendation. Can’t wait to read!

For me, this awareness began in teaching pre-K and kindergarten. There were a number of fairy tales and nursery rhymes that I simply would not even touch. These were “the classics”. But these stories were filled with Gnosticism and occult underpinnings. Watch what we feed our children. It is our responsibility to safeguard them and fill their minds with what is pure and holy.

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I am so glad we discovered generations curriculum. We discovered it part way through last year and started using it right away. Now this coming year my son will be using the 9th grade, my middle son will be using first grade which he has already started in the and is loving, and my youngest son will be using kindergarten as soon as it arrives. My eldest and only girl is in 12th grade and she already has all the credits she needs to graduate. So we're just going to do a literature study for one semester before she turns 18 and graduates so sadly no complete generations 12th grade for her

Is Generations going to have any sales any time before school starts back?

Apostate is such a great book! I can't wait until my kids are old enough to use their curriculum.

Do the Great Classics curriculum teach literary terms and techniques?

Praying for you and your family, my (Misty) daughter was diagnosed with Lupus last summer at 19. The diagnosis really helped, and the medication made a HUGE difference in her life. She didn't realize what it was like to live without pain, which as a parent was just heartbreaking. So thankful you have answers, and praying that you and your doctor can find a treatment plan that works for you.

I think it’s so cool that your husband participates with you and you both seek the best for your children. Please pray for me because I am all alone when I do these things. If it wasn’t for your videos and other Christian men and women of God posting videos I would be lost as I said I’m the only one that cares and is doing the research.

Ok I want a do over! LOL I wish Generations was still having their book sale. It would have been perfect to have a sale right about that video they shared. I can’t wait to see what your new plans are. I sent ours back and now I’m in the search. Looking at it w a new “lense”. Thanks again for sharing.

That webcast was awesome! I just recently finished reading Apostate, and it is very eye opening. It definitely has me re-evaluating some curriculum ideas that I had for future grades.

I have always steered clear of those traditional classics. I prefer Christian books for my kids. We have used Gods big story and love it! It also has LA components which is nice. We are using Christian Classics Vol 1 for my 9th and 10 this year

So sorry to hear about your lupus diagnosis. I have a friend who has the diagnosis and was also experiencing some symptoms myself. I went to the doctor and they checked my blood and said I was OK, but after seeing a functional medicine doctor she told me that I was heading towards an auto immune disease and she is helping me so much. If you have someone who practices functional medicine close to you who is reasonable I highly recommend looking into them. Also Jordan Page just shared about how she went into remission from an auto immune disease using functional medicine and her video is on UA-cam. ua-cam.com/video/yras-ZzXqOY/v-deo.htmlsi=C4SmBLVikVN57-95

Just sent this video to my daughter who homeschools my grandbabies.

I agree we should always discern what we read to our children. I love Charlotte Mason's philosophy of approaching reading in living books, and educating not just the mind but the whole person. But as for the book Apostate, Im sure the writer had good intentions and calls out some very bad writers, but I dont agree that he includes Thomas Aquinas in this list. He was a Christian Theologian, a Saint, a Dominican friar, a humble servant of God. His works are beloved throughout Christian history and reveal beautiful truths of virtue and have helped people seek God. Just because the writer doesnt agree with Aquina's philosophy doesnt make his analysis correct, and it certainly doesnt make Aquinas a bad writer. This is purely his point of view.

Taking a pause to watch the video. BRB bc I too know nothing about the classic authors backgrounds.

I recently found out that I. Shakespeare’s time writers were not allowed to write about Christ and Christianity. It was considered wrong to fictionalize the Christ which is why his works have other false things in them. I make sure to see view the historical point of view when analyzing literature. I have not listened to the podcast yet though just adding an interesting tidbit.

Mark Twains writings are very dark, even in children's books.

Logos Press also had a series of classics called “Worldview Edition”. I think it’s the same concept.