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Everything looks BEAUTIFUL! You guys all did an amazing job!

I have used RTR for 9th. It's not a situation I would suggest unless absolutely necessary, so I would agree with Stephanie's suggestion to work on some writing skills over the next few months to hopefully place at least in RTR. My son tried CTC at 12 but he could not handle the overall workload and...

Based on our experience, I would say writing is an important decision. Our son is extremely bright and was able to do comprehensive oral narrations from a very young age, but the writing in the guides was definitely a challenge for him. Even though he fully understood all of the reading material, h...

To speak to your 8/9yo first, do you consider her going into 3rd or 4th? If 4th, AND she's ready to start reading and working independently for 2 subjects (science and Independent History Study) and to start learning to write written narrations (3-5 sentences once per unit), then you are probably r...

Hello! I have 4 kiddos ages 14-5. I am really leaning towards using HOD with all of them for the upcoming school year. This will be our first time using HOD. I printed out the Placement Chart this afternoon and sat down this evening and figured out where my 3 oldest kids would fit. My oldest two (14...