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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So my homeschooled son - who did 7th and 8th grade at home, but is off to TJHSST next year - followed this curriculum. We actively sought. out the most rigorous, old school curriculum.

For grammar, we do like Rod & Staff. It is definitely OG grammar. We are secular, and the examples in the book are very Biblical and very Mennonite at that. That wasn't a problem for us, but something to be aware of. It has lots of diagramming of sentences.

For math, we've tried it all, and every program has plusses and minuses. We did CTY Geometry. I tutored my son during it, and my impression was that it was very thorough and very rigorous. The homework and tests were hard and, given the strict time limits, quite stressful. My son learned alot in CTY, but it was high-stress given the time limits. We also did CTY Java and two classes in HTML. Also quite rigorous.

We did a number of AOPS classes (number theory, counting & probability, Algebra 2), too. These were really hard, but, paradoxically, less stressful. This is largely because the grading is easier. AOPS is really pass/fail (you go for the blue bar each week). CTY, by contrast, is graded as a regular school might, and, since it is computer-graded, it is merciless.

We looked at Life of Fred for trigonometry, and I personally really liked the book. But we opted for John Rosasco, a private tutor for math, to teach trig and up.

The benefits of CTY is that there are videos, readings, etc. AOPS has readings and occasional videos. Life of Fred and (I think) Saxon means you have to teach yourself right out of the book.

We've also done Lukeion for Latin and Greek literature; it's very good. We did physics via OnlineG3 and Jack enjoyed it too, and found it pretty low-key.

Hope this helps.[/quote]

NP here...This is really helpful. Thank you! If you don't mind me asking, what is your background? Are/were you in a STEM field? How were you able to support your son with the math component of his homeschooling? This is the part I fear I would not be as useful.[/quote]

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