BamaMom
- Reviewed on Thursday, November 19, 2009
- Grades Used: 5th and 9th
- Dates used: 2009
I have mixed feeling about ACE. First of all, I had never used it before this year when I ordered all ACE for 9th grade and English, Word Building, and math for 5th. After working through about 2 paces I found some things we liked and some we didn't.
Likes: Biology, and World Geography are great and we will continue to use these. The information is interesting, well laid out, and the tests seem resonable. I have consented to let ds just do the check-ups and the tests. He has a good memory and the fill-in-the-blanks were slowing him down and he hated all the "busy-work." For him- I know he will retain the information better if he is allowed to just read it and make notes in a notebook. Also, the math seems to be going well- neither of my guys are math guys, so nothing is going to be great, but at least they don't hate it.
Dislikes: We will not continue with the English, Etymology, or Word Building. Both kids didn't like the characters that are on every page.....way to juvenile for the higher grades. While the work might have been fine- they were insulted by the way it was presented.
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TeriTrent
- Reviewed on Saturday, October 17, 2009
- Grades Used: 5th
- Dates used: 2009
We are using PACE's for math. My daughter is very focused, driven, and generally good at learning math concepts on her own. She sets goals to get through one PACE a week. Therefore, because it is completely student driven, she can work way ahead. For this kind of child, it is very good. I would never use it for my younger daughter, however, because she isn't motivated enough to teach herself and set goals yet. This curriculum takes the pressure off if you have a motivated child.
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4 Wheelin Momma
- Reviewed on Saturday, September 26, 2009
- Grades Used: 5th & 6th
- Dates used: 2009, currently
I'll start by saying, this curriculum has brought peace back into our home. Very easy to use, less work on the teacher, student is mostly able to work independently.
We started using 5th grade Writing/Lit (wanted to start w/ one subject to see how we liked it). We loved it so much that we're now using 6th grade English, Word Building and Writing/Lit. We previously used Rod and Staff and Bob Jones for these subjects. Both of these publishers are EXCELLENT, but they didn't work for my child. I personally feel he has learned MORE w/ ACE than he did w/ R&S and BJ's.
It's presented more gently than other curriculums which helps my son understand it better. The student masters the concept before moving on. I've heard the younger grades are slower but once they hit middle school level they are about even w/ other curriculums. This doesn't bother me at all. EVERY child learns differently.
You have to find what works for you, your family, and most importantly, your child. I could purchase the most advanced curriculum out there, but it's not doing us any good if my son is not truly mastering the concept and hates it.
ACE isn't perfect, NO curriculum is.
I don't plan to use ACE for all subjects because we prefer to mix things up alittle. We do plan to continue using ACE for atleast 2-3 subjects each yr because my son LOVES it so much and it works great for his learning style.
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Calming Tea
- Reviewed on Friday, September 25, 2009
- Grades Used: 2
- Dates used: Current
We are using ACE Word Building and we love it! My son is learning spelling words and phonetic constructs, and it is easy for me because it is self teaching. My son also is learning the bible verses and he loves the comics.
I have looked at other ACE products and I'm not sure it's extremely rigorous. But don't overlook the idea of using just one subject, or two, or even three.
Word Building is especially good.
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