Students begin their PACE work by noting their goals, the concepts they will learn, a Bible verse, and a corresponding character trait. From the beginning of each PACE, they know what is expected and assume the responsibility for their own learning! Full-color explanations and illustrations add excitement to each lesson, and innovative learning activities reinforce the interesting text material.
Each PACE contains several Checkups, which are quizzes covering a section of the PACE. If mastery in an area is not achieved, the Checkup will reveal that weak area. Students can then take the time necessary to review and learn those concepts before proceeding to the next.
Upon completion of the activities and Checkups, students prepare to take the Self Test. Here students evaluate themselves, and a supervisor/tutor determines readiness for the final PACE Test. When the Self Test is successfully completed, the student turns in the PACE and takes the PACE Test the next school morning. The PACE Test objectively measures student mastery of the material.
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Reviews are solely the opinions of the contributor.
Cons: non
Grades Used: year 3
ACE is great, it is not rushed at all. The children go at their own PACE! That why it’s called PACE because you don’t move ahead until the child firmly grasps the teaching concept.
I have no idea why this method of teaching would be criticized? my daughter writing skills have improved tremendously.
Her maths is at the level she needs to be and on the whole, she is doing excellent.
Cons: Everything
Grades Used: 11th
PACE is the most rushed curriculum I’ve ever used and seen. So much for the word “PACE” they should have just called it “RUSH” you don’t learn anything within the curriculum, rather it’s rushing you to get all these books done in a short period of time.
DO NOT USE
I currently enrolled my son because of lockdown situation in india. I found it useful as per gaining knowledge but coming to math my kid need all measurements in indian style which ace ciriculum will definitely don’t help him in future math.
Cons: They teach little kids that the lochness monster is real
Grades Used: 3-7
My high school was the “poster child” school that would be easily pointed to as a reason to use ACE. For me, the best part about ACE was leaving it to go to a public school. I really enjoyed having to catch up with actual drug users because I had not received a basic foundation science and math. I really enjoyed that, while I got straight A’s on all my ACE tests and was regularly a “level E”, I had to repeat a grade when I moved to a “real” school because I was woefully unprepared for actual academic rigor. I do, however, get on my knees and thank God that I was put in a public school where I could learn, be challenged, and challenge others. I’m stronger for it. I’m sad for those I knew that didn’t “get out” and are struggling to cope with the things this program ideally would protect against. In the opinion of someone who had gone through it and have seen both sides…don’t waste your time. Don’t worry so much about your kids being challenged in their faith…let them be challenge and build it. In the end I now have a Master of Science degree and work in high paying jobs for Fortune 500 companies. I would not be here had I continued ACE.