Homeschooling

Archive for November, 2006

Question: Does your child use K12 to homeschool or does your child attend a school that uses it?

How do you feel about their curriculum?
I heard they do not have a Christian curriculum (And I am a Christian ) but if I go with them , I will teach my kids about Christianity from different materials and the Bible of course.

Answer: I have used K12 in the past to do "public school at home" with a first grader via a virtual school. I liked parts of their curriculum, but I thought the history was a bit too detailed for a first grader. However, despite my liking the majority of the curriculum, it wasn't a good match for my son. It wasn't that he couldn't understand it, he was simply bored with the repetition at the 1st grade level. (I have since found out that he is cognitively gifted but did not know this at that time.)

K12 is not a Christian curriculum, but I would say that are definitely not anti-Christian. At the upper grade level, I believe they do teach evolution.

Also, their full curriculum is expensive if you purchase it as an independent homeschooler. If K12 is a good fit for your children, I would suggest using it via a virtual school. That way, you can get it for free. However, if you obtain K12 through a virtual school, you will not technically be Homeschooling--but rather doing "public school at home." Therefore, you will be subject to the rules, regulations, deadlines, etc. of the public school system. The link for finding virtual schools in your state is below:

http://www.k12.com/getk12/index.html

The link to K12 curriculum for independent homeschoolers is below:

http://v7.k12.com/independence.html

I hope this is helpful.

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