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Right now i'm using some of the Alpha Omega booklets, not really a fan.
I was SUPPOSED to take the last 3 classes at my community college, but i'm too late for the registration :/
All i have left to take is Government, Economics and English.
Anyone know of a legitimate curriculum I can use that isn't too expensive?
ALSO! I'm trying to get all my credits done by the end of summer so i don't need a full years worrth of work.
Try looking at http://ift.tt/1iq9VFS to find reviews of curricula by a wide variety of homeschoolers.
Or make up your own. Curricula used by homeschoolers doesn't have to be made by someone else in order to be "legitimate." A number of homeschoolers design their own. If you have a public library nearby, you should be able to find a wide variety of books (not textbooks, but probably more interesting and written in more depth) on Government, Economics and various aspects of English. You can put together your own curriculum by reading a variety of books, writing reports on them or making some kind of project to show what you've learned and write up your own course description to show what your course included.
Books like "What About College? How homeschooling leads to admissions to the best colleges and universities" will give you great advice on writing up your own course descriptions and transcripts to show what you've learned during your course.
Good luck.
So right now I'm doing school online. And it's not working out – we are having Internetproblems and I've had to go to the library and pay to use the computer or drive a ways to a family members house to use their computer – so I'm going back to regular Home Schooling.
I need a curriculum that is NOT Christian, or Catholic, or anything.
I'm a junior in High School – these are the classes I need (they can be from different curriculums as long as they are NOTTT religious).
Algebra 2
Chemistry
English 10/World Literature or American Literature
Social Studies 10/World History or World Studies
Pre-Calculus or something similar
Biology (Advanced, or for 10th grade)
*I know Biology comes before Chemistry. But I want Biology so I can review, I took it in 9th grade.
*I know Algebra 2 comes before Pre-Calculus, I'm taking them both. But I obviously won't start Pre-Calc until I finish Alg.2.
Thanks in advance. !!!
I have gotten books "for Christian families" and so has my friend that is homeschooled and we both had problems with them. They focus more on religion then actually learning the subject.
I'm not a Christian so it doesn't work for me.
I want to learn about the subjects I'd be taking in school, not religion and God. That's what church is for.
Even with the Christian Curriculum I had it was all religious, even the math and science. I figured that the english and history would be religious and whatnot, but even in the MATH (geometry) it's pretty much all they talked about…
And in science, it was about 50/50.
It's just frusterating.
But thanks for all the great answers!!!
My daughter does not use religious premise materials with her home schooling either, so don't worry about voicing exactly what you are looking for here ;-).
I'm not sure what your financial situation may be, but there is the option of ordering textbooks from publishers, as we do, or even searching for them and purchasing them through places like Ebay. For the past three years I have ordered books from McDougal-Littell and my daughter and I have both been very satisfied. There is a form that your parent(s) would need to fill out in order to purchase the Teacher's Editions, but it is very simple to do and well worth it.
I provided a link to McDougal below. Good luck finding the resources you prefer!
Which are the best?
Check out FLVS.net it is Florida Virtual School and has real classes for students in homeschool programs or students in regular high school/middle school just looking for extra credits. I take eight classes with them online and then I go to my college campus to take three clases there through dual enrollment. FLVS is free to all florida residents. But if your not in Florida you can still take classes wih them. It is a great progam. The classes are harder than regular high school classes because you are expected to know the information and teachers call parents once a month to discuss the students progress in the course. Your expect to do anywhere around 3 to 5 assignments a week, depending on the class your in. Also parents can access the students grades at anytime they would like to. Once students have completed the class they recieve their credit which is applied to their high school diploma, just like a regular school class. Also students are allowed 4 weeks to try the class out and if they decide it isn't for them they can drop the class without penalty and it wont go on their transcript. I'll say it again, it is a great program and top notch. They also have student clubs that students can join and participate in by traveling or going to competitions. Here is the list of the high school course offerings with FLVS.net (Keep in mind they also have honors credit classes and classes for middle schoolers) -
Art / Visual Arts
Adv Pl Art History
Business Systems and Technology
Web Design I
Web Design II
Adv Pl Computer Science A
Computer Programming-Basic I
Adv Pl Eng. Lang. And Composition
Adv Pl Eng. Lit. And Composition
English I
English II
English III
English IV
American Studies
Chinese 1
Latin I
Latin II
Latin III
Spanish 1
Spanish 2
Spanish 3
Adaptive Physical Education IEP or 504 Plan
Fitness Lifestyle Design
Life Management Skills
Personal Fitness
Adv Pl Calculus AB
Algebra I
Algebra I A
Algebra I B
Algebra II
Geometry
Liberal Arts Mathematics
Pre-Calculus
FCAT Prep – 10th Grade Review
FCAT Prep – 10th Grade Review
FCAT Prep – 8th Grade Review
SAT Preparation
Driver Education/Traffic Safety
Adv Pl Biology
Biology I
Chemistry I
Earth-Space Science
Marine Science
Physics I
Adv Pl Macroeconomics
Adv Pl Microeconomics
Adv Pl United States Government and Politics
Adv Pl United States History
American Government
American History
Economics
Global Studies
World History.
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