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Hello Ladies, Thank you again for all of your help last month. I ended up shipping back my poor choice for this year and switching to HOD! :D :D We are in our 7th year of homeschooling and wanted a good year. My DH helped make this decision, and I could not be more pleased. Carrie & Julie HOD is by ...

I used Esperenza & Freedom Train with another curriculum. I pre-read Esperenza. I had my oldest wait until 10 to read it after pre-reading it. I know what you mean though about 3rd borns. My third born couldn't have handled it emotionally at 7, but could now at 8 1/2. The beginning is quite sad with...

Thank you Melissa! :D I am considering Preparing for this year for my two middles. It seems like it would be really helpful in stepping this direction. The samples show a lot of help in written narrations that I would like to have. Thank you for your help. All of you on this board are so helpful! :D...

Thank you Melissa & Daneale, I do have more then one child that would be moving to HOD. My 10 & 8 year olds (4th & 3rd) are fairly close in skills so I am thinking I might combine them. Right now Preparing looks like where they would place. So if they could increase in reading volume this year to CT...

Does that help some? Yes, it does help. Thank you Stephanie. It gives me more of an idea of what to focus on regarding the placement chart. :) As to how to prepare them, I would see the narration skills and critical thinking skills as some that you will find in HOD and perhaps not in other programs...

Hi Ladies! :) I have been looking over HOD with my DH after asking questions last week on the board. He is very impressed with the level of academics being required in the samples of work for the guides. He is definitely showing more interest in HOD then other curriculums from the past. :D He is ver...

Thank you so much ladies for all of the HOD reassurance! :D :D We have used some of the science programs mentioned, and I love hearing about how the kids retention and learning increased with HOD science! :D Nealewill, Thank you so much for all of your sharing on both threads. I can really relate to...

Thank you ladies for the rich blessing of your answers on my first thread to my many questions. I was so blessed by reading all of your replies. :D I have a few more questions regarding the HOD science plan that I forgot to ask. I noticed that at least one mom, and maybe more, has a background in sc...

Thank you so much ladies for all that you have shared and every answer to my questions. :D :D This thread has been such an immense blessing to read. I feel encouraged as a home school mom even looking into HOD! :D I have Loved reading this thread. I see so much fruit in all of your children from the...

Good Day Ladies! :D We are starting our 7th year of home schooling. Some of those years I have been more eclectic going to the next page in the books that we are using. Some of those years I have used curriculum that schedules all of the subjects. I usually research our year in the spring and summer...