Robinson curriculum

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We are going to pull our kids from PS, and are looking at different HS programs. We have been seriously considering the Robinson curriculum - does anyone here use it? Any info or advice would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks~

[NewWorldOrder]

I found this at homschoolreviews.com. There was only review on it. I have never heard of it, so I'm not much help.

http://www.homeschoolreviews.com/reviews/curriculum/reviews.aspx?id=419

[mom211]

I'm fairly certain this is the curriculum that was created by a widowed father. He put all this together and the children did the work while was at work, very self-directed learners I'd say! Before you plunk down your money, get a few G.A. Henty books and see if they are interesting to your children. You could get some thru inter-library loan.

Also, Mary Pride has a book that reviews lots of curriculums so that might help you. A book I recomment to all new homeschoolers is The First Year of Homeschooling Your Child: your complete guide to getting off to the right start. Written by Linda Dobson.

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Thanks Ladies....you ARE much help, whether you know it or not!

I've been doing a lot of research on curriculums, and I like that the Robinson is self-taught (my oldest is very self-motivated....actually, they both are). Also, it is pretty inexpensive compared to most of what I've seen.

I will check into what you suggested, mom211, but I'm still hoping to get some response from people who might use the Robinson......or know someone who does!

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NWOrder, that review was soooo encouraging to me, thank you!

[Sealed]

:wave Hi, Broken!

Sorry, I do not know anything about Robinson Curr.:idunno to help you out there. Maybe Robinson would send you sample materials?

This is our first year to homeschool, too, and I can make a recommendation for Rod and Staff in the event you decide not to pursue Robinson. I LOVE these books and they are inexpensive.

We also use Math U See (We started outwith R&S but MUS is mastery approach that my math challenged ds NEEDS)

They have web sites if you are interested. And they will send you samples
www.rodandstaff.com
www.mathusee.com

:wave Anne

[MidnightCry]

A friend of mine uses it, so far with her oldest who is 5 (but a genius). From what I know, you have to print off the books as most of them are out of print. If you have a printer and don't mind using a lot of ink and paper, then that's not a concern (and I MAY be wrong about this). I know that it wouldn't work for my kids, as they are not self-motivated at all and would get very tired of using flash cards over and over and over again until math facts are learned.

Does Robinson use Saxon? I am not a fan, personally. Sorry to not be encouraging, but this is what I know -- am just passing it along.

[MidnightCry]

A few more reviews for ya.


http://www.home-school-curriculum-advisor.com/Robinson-Curriculum.html

http://www.home-school.org/

http://www.homeschoolviews.com/resources/curriculum.html#traditional

[mom211]

You might try contacting the company and asking if they can put a satisfied customer who lives near you in touch with you. Seeing the curriculum in person can be very helpful.

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Does Robinson use Saxon? I am not a fan, personally. Sorry to not be encouraging, but this is what I know -- am just passing it along.

They recommend Saxon, but it is up to the user to pick a math program. That is why I was thinking of Ray's instead. I will look into some of the different maths before I decide, though.

My kids are older, in middle and high school, and get good grades with no enforcement from us, so a self-taught curriculum will work best!

Thank you Sealed and MidnightCry for the links and info - I'll check them out.