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by Motherjoy » Thu Jul 03, 2008 1:08 pm
I haven't even started it yet and already I'm signing it's praises!
same here. I know there isn't any perfect curriculum, but I'm so excited that my children can get the kind of education that I want them to without me having to pull my hair out with planning. I love the fact that Carrie was a teacher in ps. I'm not a fan of ps at all, but for some reason, that gives HOD some credibility for people that I talk to (like my mom!)
Recently, I was with a friend who has always been a huge influence on me. She is so together and always gets so much done. So, for years I've done everything schoolwise the same as her. Her influence (not to mention my love of good books) is why I stuck to Sonlight for 3 years. I kept telling myself that if I just got more organized or more focused or spent more time planning that I could make it work for me. Hmph!
When I told my friend about HOD she sorta balked and said it would be too hard to not combine all of my kids. Before HOD, I would have said "yes" and changed my mind right there. But, now I can say with confidence that doing more than one program is beneficial to me kids and can easily be done (or so I've heard.)
Anyway, thanks Carrie for giving me hope for the new year and confidence too.
MJ, mom to 8
2015-2016 plan
*17yo is dual-enrolled after using HOD for 7 years
*11yo, 10yo, 9yo, and 7yo - CTC with modifications
*5yo, 4yo - LHTH
*3yo - playschool
Accomplished: LHTH, LHFHG, BHFHG, Beyond, PHFHG, RTR, Rev to Rev, MTMM, WG, WH