Search found 4 matches

by KrisC
Mon May 02, 2011 7:35 am
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Considering HOD: Shocked Conference Goer
Replies: 9
Views: 2273

Re: Considering HOD: Shocked Conference Goer

Thanks for telling me about your experience with Preparing! My boys could really use that growth in reading, narrating, etc. I really love the "handholding" that HOD provides. My final deciding factor will be whether the religious viewpoint will agree enough with our family. We are Catholic, and I d...
by KrisC
Sat Apr 30, 2011 9:07 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Considering HOD: Shocked Conference Goer
Replies: 9
Views: 2273

Re: Considering HOD: Shocked Conference Goer

Thank you Patty! That is so encouraging. I admit that when I first scanned the boxes in the TM lesson plan, I saw "BUSYWORK." Now that I've more carefully considered them, I see that a) has a more living-book orientation than what we do now with MFW ECC, and b) it adds a richness by giving me some s...
by KrisC
Sat Apr 30, 2011 8:26 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Considering HOD: Shocked Conference Goer
Replies: 9
Views: 2273

Re: Considering HOD: Shocked Conference Goer

Thanks for your reply! My voracious reader is actually my younger son, age 9, so Carrie recommended the deluxe pack for him. So by the way, I spent a good 1/2 hour talking to Carrie today at the booth. I was glad I'd spent some time on this site last night so I knew who I was talking to! She was ext...
by KrisC
Sat Apr 30, 2011 5:47 am
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Considering HOD: Shocked Conference Goer
Replies: 9
Views: 2273

Considering HOD: Shocked Conference Goer

Hello, This winter, two of my homeschool support group buddies told me about MFW. I began MWF's geography program in February. Now, I'm looking to start a history program in the fall (rather than take a whole year on Geography). Well these two friends decided to move to HOD, so I took a look. At fir...