brave writer vs the good and the beautiful

“Language arts” can include MANY different categories-in this curriculum it includes: This curriculum even integrates geography and culture as you explore the countries of origin of many of the folktales you read together. Fearless Girls, Wise Women, & Beloved Sisters is an excellent example. The literature featured in this curriculum and others of Blossom & Root are diverse and inclusive, which I often find lacking in many Charlotte Mason booklists.

I love the literature included in this curriculum and how Blossom & Root incorporates principles of Charlotte Mason using living books and narration. Keep in mind: curriculum covers academic subjects but home education is about SO MUCH MORE than academics. I am also NOT saying I will never use a Christian-based curriculum, just that I am generously skeptical about it.įor me, I have found that basing our core curriculum in a secular framework works best, and then I can add in our spiritual practices in a manner befitting our family.Īlright, so here we go! FIRST GRADE SUBJECTSĪnd a few extra things which I will explain in detail below! There is no perfect curriculum so we all have to make our individual choices on what we feel is best. I thought I would take a risk and share the truth of my journey with homeschool curriculum choices because I know many of you struggle with this kind of thing. Now - please know I’m sharing my own personal preference here and not making any kind of judgment overall about how I think everyone else should operate. I am not saying all Christian-based curriculums are wrong or off, but that I have a less likelihood of running into these personal-preference problems if I seek out secular curriculum. When thinking about literature, I want books published today and not 75 years ago. When thinking about a history curriculum, I want something that features a diverse and inclusive set of voices. When thinking about a science curriculum, I do not want it tied to the Bible.

I am more often than not frustrated with institutional Christianity and I guess in a way it is not surprising I find Christian-based homeschool curriculum to be frustrating as well. I did not realize this last year but I do know now! We are a Christian family and faith in God and spiritual practice is important to us, but I am finding that most Christian-based homeschool curriculums are not in line with our family’s values and beliefs.

One other factor that has guided our curriculum choices: We are cautiously Christian and prefer secular curriculum. We are an eclectic mix of all the things and I am happy to change it up at any time. If you are new to homeschooling I recommend you check out my Homeschooling Resources page for helpful articles and quizzes on a variety of philosophies as well as websites and curriculum broken down by a few of my favorite philosophies. Note also that I do not follow any one homeschool philosophy. * Note that since the writing of this post I have decided not to promote, support, or recommend ANY products from The Good & the Beautiful. I will explain more in detail in those subject areas below. And I had concerns about continuing with it. How cool is that?! That said, we ended up skipping a LOT of the curriculum - both in the Language Arts and the Math–more so in the Language Arts. Plus, the Level K Language Arts program helped me teach my son to read. Truthfully, the low cost was a major factor in my choice for that for Kindergarten. I honestly do not have any major complaints - they provide wonderful curriculum options at very low prices. This year I am changing some things up a bit and I am very excited about it! Last year ( for Kindergarten) we used The Good & the Beautiful for Math AND Language Arts but this year I have chosen not to continue with The Good & the Beautiful. We have been homeschooling from the beginning with both children - you can read about our Preschool and Kindergarten curriculum choices and years of learning on this blog. My oldest will be doing his First Grade year and youngest will be doing Kindergarten. This coming year I have a 6-turning-7 year old and a 5 year old.

Brave writer vs the good and the beautiful