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Cons: Price, testing portal marks correct answers wrong, classes are needlessly long
Grades Used: Vpk, 2, 5, 7
As a homeschool of 8 years we tried Abeka Academy Accredited this year for our 3.5yr old VpK, 7 yr old 2nd grader, 10 yr old 5th grader, and 12 yr old 7th grader. It's been a nightmare. We immediately. Hours and hours of mindless videos are required to complete work that is often behind in curriculum from our previous programs. The process of moving a child from accredited to self led takes 6 weeks so even though you are paying for this lovely service your kids account is locked and they cannot watch the videos if needed. Extremely frustrating and not worth the money.
Cons: If you want your grades kept by them then you'll have a full time job!!!
Grades Used: K5 thru 7th
Abeka is a great program. Of course there will be those who have negative comments bit in reality there will never be a perfect curriculum. So that said, Abeka for kids does have a lot of work but you can also tweek it. I use the video streaming classes of Arithmetic and Language. They're great. I bought just the text books for Science and History because they have questions and I create a test. It works, she's happy and works independently for the most part. Part of parenting is educating your kids. Create the right system each day and good habits. You'll be fine.
Cons: Light on the critical thinking skills, so we supplement with extra math reasoning, word problems, etc; also for reading, we have longer discussions on higher order thinking skills. Light on the science/history/art, and my daughter loves science so we bought extra science units from teacher pay teacher.com to go along with it. There are large sections of the video that are not necessary and we skip along, so you have to be nearby to know what is being taught and what could be skipped, keep the kid accountable and paying attention. The system isn’t easy to fast forward or skip videos, you have to make it think you watched it by fast forwarding to the end.
Grades Used: 2nd
We’ve switched to Abeka Academy for my second grader. We have been homeschooling for 8 years, and this is the perfect fit for our youngest. Every child is different!
Cons: Busy work
Grades Used: K5
I have used K5 parent led with supplemental streaming videos for my gifted 4 year old. She learned reading within a few weeks and understands basic arithmetic concepts. She loves the colorful work books. We like it so much i bought the full first grade kit with video for her.
Cons: None.
Grades Used: 1st & 6th going into 2nd & 7th
We have used Abeka for one full year. My daughter is in 1st-grade, and my son 6th-grade, and they both love it. It is amazing how much more my son has learned this year versus his years in public school. This curriculum is perfect for our family. We travel a lot and it is such a blessing the kids do not have to miss school when we do. We just pack up our worksheets and whatever books we need. Others mentioned the amount of class/homework but we appreciate the workload. Which we believe instills good time management and work ethic. Also, my son needs extra study time, and he is learning responsibility and control over his grades. My son tested at an average of 8th-grade level on the standardized testing this year. In years past, he regularly tested average or just below mainly because he had to sit for 4 hours at a time for the testing. His biggest issue is sitting still. At home, he takes short breaks in between each class and does physical activity. In public school, he was constantly in trouble for talking, fidgeting, or making noise due to his hyperactivity. Both our children are excelling in Abeka due to the flexibility, workload, Christian values, and Abeka's high standards!!!