List of questions to help me decide about CTC
Posted: Thu May 27, 2010 2:12 pm
I posted a couple days ago with questions about doing 2 levels at once. I am currently at a place of deciding between MFW and HOD. I've used MFW a lot in the past, so know what to expect with that. However, I would be totally new to HOD, so before I decide, I want to know exactly what I would be getting into.
I will have an 11 yo 5th grader, 9 yo 4th grader, and 6 yo 1st grader. I plan to use MFW 1st grade with her, because I already have it! For the oldest 2, we just finished a year-long survey of World History with SL, so I would do CTC. Here are my last few (I think!) questions about this program:
1. I have a spelling program which I won't give up, will also be doing my own writing, and most likely Latin. Does this sound like too much to add in?
2. My BIG question: I don't understand the Reading packages, vs. DITHOR. Are they separate from DITHOR? Or can I use them in conjunction with DITHOR, instead of buying other readers for that? Why do they Boy Interest and Girl Interest not go with the History being studied? Could I do the Option 1 History books with the kids together, then pick out my own books for them to do with DITHOR that go with the History we're studying?
3. What exactly is the purpose of DITHOR anyway? Is it necessary? Is it really good - i.e., would I be "missing out" if I didn't do it? Do you recommend it?
Any help with these things will get me a long way toward making my decision. it's a tough one! I'm interested in HOD because: EVERYTHING is planned out for me and mostly, to be honest, because of the Science. We've been doing Exploring Creation through Astronomy this year, and I'm FINALLY doing science, because it's so doable, along with the Notebooking Journal!!! I know I could add that to MFW, but I'm sick of rewriting curricula - I just want something that I like the way it is!!!
Sorry this is so long. We finished our school year today, and FINALLY I have time to think! Thanks for any help!
Tracey
I will have an 11 yo 5th grader, 9 yo 4th grader, and 6 yo 1st grader. I plan to use MFW 1st grade with her, because I already have it! For the oldest 2, we just finished a year-long survey of World History with SL, so I would do CTC. Here are my last few (I think!) questions about this program:
1. I have a spelling program which I won't give up, will also be doing my own writing, and most likely Latin. Does this sound like too much to add in?
2. My BIG question: I don't understand the Reading packages, vs. DITHOR. Are they separate from DITHOR? Or can I use them in conjunction with DITHOR, instead of buying other readers for that? Why do they Boy Interest and Girl Interest not go with the History being studied? Could I do the Option 1 History books with the kids together, then pick out my own books for them to do with DITHOR that go with the History we're studying?
3. What exactly is the purpose of DITHOR anyway? Is it necessary? Is it really good - i.e., would I be "missing out" if I didn't do it? Do you recommend it?
Any help with these things will get me a long way toward making my decision. it's a tough one! I'm interested in HOD because: EVERYTHING is planned out for me and mostly, to be honest, because of the Science. We've been doing Exploring Creation through Astronomy this year, and I'm FINALLY doing science, because it's so doable, along with the Notebooking Journal!!! I know I could add that to MFW, but I'm sick of rewriting curricula - I just want something that I like the way it is!!!
Sorry this is so long. We finished our school year today, and FINALLY I have time to think! Thanks for any help!
Tracey