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Homeschool Curriculum Glossary: (Accel – Ask Dr.)

Accelerated Christian Education is a biblically based curriculum. It provides a child with reasonable goals, measurable success that motivates and rewards the child. ACE is known for its use of PACES a system of breaking the curriculum up into bite size pieces that gives the child a sense of accomplishment while informing them of how much further they have to go. This K-12 program also offers post-secondary courses to give a child a head start on college. Activity Math is a manipulative based workbook program. “Each book is organized into 10 strands including place value, multiplication, fractions, decimals, and geometry. … Continue reading →

A little Bit of Charlotte Mason

As a relaxed homeschooler with an eclectic philosophy, I have found that I subscribe to the theories of the Charlotte Mason Curriculum. Charlotte Mason emphasizes gentle learning through reading. I myself am a testament that learning through reading works. I began reading for pleasure in the fourth grade. My teacher, sensing that I was bored with the (everybody at the same pace, private school) curriculum, and stressed from the bullying for being too smart, loaned me The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe. I read that book, the rest of the series, and everything from classic to best sellers for … Continue reading →