momofmen
- Reviewed on Wednesday, February 11, 2009
- Grades Used: 7,8,9,11 dvds (grades K-11 books)
- Dates used: 2001-present
I have taught ABeka in a small Christian school setting but now because of a move we are homeschooling using dvd's. Our three kids are in grades 7,9,11. They all enjoy watching the dvds and being part of a class. I agree that there is a lot of work but in my opinion kids need to be challenged! They need to be prepared to work hard when they are ready for the work force.
A previous poster said you have to buy the whole program for high school but you do not! We are only paying for two full grades but we chose 12 different classes from grades 7-11 to split among our three kids. This only works for grades 7-12.
I have tried other programs along with ABeka but always seem to come back.
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MommaJ4
- Reviewed on Sunday, January 25, 2009
- Grades Used: 5th
- Dates used: 2008-2009
My dd is currently in the middle of her school year using the Abeka DVD. She really enjoys the videos, and especially the teachers. The teachers on this level seem to know their subject area very well, and my dd is learning so much. The Math teacher on this level is extremely engaging, making math enjoyable for the students. I am not a math person, so the videos are extremely helpful. There is a whole lot of information that the children learn on this level, so it could be overwhelming for some students. My dd is constantly memorizing poems, famous historical documents, and verses, but because much of the memorizing takes place during the dvd time, there is hardly ever a need for them to practice it on their own.
We were at first using the accredited program where you send tests and scores in and receive a report card. Because you had to sign a statement saying that you watched all of the dvds for every subject, and we felt that watching all of them every day was just too overwhelming and time consuming when some days she could just read her lesson and do it without the dvd explanation, we opted to move to the unaccredited program. This way, we could tweak the program to fit our needs alternating days for watching different subjects like science and history and other subjects as we saw fit. Program 2 has seemed to fit our needs soooo much better. Program 1 could prove to be very time-consuming especially if you have a child who is a slow-worker or a perfectionist. Overall, our experience has been a good one. I would recommend this program to anyone whose child has a good attention span, and thrives under structure.
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rickeshaw109
- Reviewed on Tuesday, December 30, 2008
- Grades Used: 1st-4th
- Dates used: 2007-2008
Our public school Assistant Superintendent stated that this program "substantially meet the requirements...." as set forth by our state for homeschool.
My 1st grade son learned how to read and write in cursive with no additional instruction from me. My 4th grade daughter is getting an A in Arithmetic with no additonal instruction from me. I sit down to give my son his Bible test and he quotes a Bible passage from memory, again, with no additional instruction from me.
So, from my experience, If you are looking for a comprehensive program that requires very little additional instruction (the same type of additional instruction you would give if the child was in a traditional Christian school), then this program will exceed you expectations.
If you are looking to piece together your program (and I have no problem with that)..then this will be too thorough for you.
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3caldwells
- Reviewed on Monday, August 18, 2008
- Grades Used: 9th-10th
- Dates used: 2007-present
I have read some of the reviews listed and I would like to say I disagree with some of the opinions listed. My family and I have really enjoyed using the Abeka DVDs and plan to use them through high school. It is my understanding that you can buy the courses individually, however, it is costly to do so. We absolutely loved the Bible teacher for ninth grade and thought the teacher was very good as well as entertaining . This curricula is very challenging but it can easily be tailored to meet each families needs if you choose the parent directed option. We will be taking the Spanish class this year, so I appreciate the information given concerning this class.
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