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Christian Light Education is a complete curriculum from grades 1 through 12, including teacher material, support items, and an extensive line of high school electives.
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Cons: They are bad at engaging the user, as well as being self contradictory at times.
Grades Used: 9-10
They have a tendency to ask questions in the booklets, but not tell you how to solve them until later on. This is difficult at best. if you are a parent looking to use their books, make sure to go through your kids books and check for inconsistencies. As they are common. If you are someone moving to CLE, there are things they taught before that they don't teach later on. Indian guys on YouTube do better at teaching, and they are more helpful.
Cons: boring and too much review
Grades Used: 1-6
This curriculum was very time consuming and boring for my daughter.She found the curriculum very hard and kept failing the tests.So I wouldn't recommend this to everyone.We found our daughter excels in TT rather than CLE.
Cons: None
Grades Used: 3rd-5th so far
We did digital homeschooling (Virtual Academy) through the state before I found CLE. My girls were so excited to go back to textbooks so they could find their answers (instead of having to rewatch many videos for one answer) and leisurely read back when they wanted to explore more about a subject, such as in History. After discovering CLE, I found their comprehension and reading levels soared. I love that this curriculum is advanced and covers all the bases in every subject. (I’ve compared the subject matter to that of a college prep charter school we first attended in our city, and CLE ran neck-in-neck per grade level.). Some days it feels like a lot of work but that assures me, because I know they’re getting everything they need. Most of all, I love the way CLE constantly builds on what they’ve already learned by including old and new information in each lesson. The daily review (called We Remember sections) in each lesson is teaching them how to study every day for tests. The homeschooling family that we Co-op with has already changed their curriculum to CLE once the mom seen all the subject matter it covered, how well it is organized, and how it teaches the kids to work so independently.
Cons: Inaccurate
Grades Used: 6th
Neighbors in Latin America Grade 6:
I was so disappointed when I read Chapter 15 about Cuba. My parents are Cuban and along with many other relatives, they left Cuba after Fidel Castro took over. None of my relatives were wealthy. My dad’s uncle owned a farm and it was taken from him. My Uncle had just started his medical practice, and because he was not in favor of communism, his medical equipment was taken from him. People were assasisnated for not supporting Fidel Castro. Children were being taught that God is not real. There is not enough room to tell all the things that occurred when Fidel Castro took over. Castro is portrayed as some kind of “Peter Pan” in this book. He was far from it. My heart is broken by this. Christian Light- I ask that you interview Cubans that left their homeland in the 60s. Maybe then you can accurately write about Cuba and Fidel Castro.
Grades Used: 1-3
I have used the CLP handwriting books for all four kids. I loved the bug and animal facts as much as they did. I wish I were able to buy CLP resources at CBD books or they would publish free shipping codes, as I have a lot of different ages to buy for and hate to fork out shipping costs. I also used the third grade science packs several years ago and found them comprehensive and very user friendly.
Cons: not exactly in line with our interpretation of scripture
Grades Used: 1, 3, 4, 9
I started using CLE with my oldest daughter in the 1980s. Now that I have a second set of children, we went to CLE after trying different combinations of courses-Saxon, Teaching Textbooks, Trail Guide to Learning.
What we love...this is truly the most inexpensive premade program we've found, and we really like being able to buy any combination of LightUnits at a time. This comes in handy when a student is halfway through a course that we started with another program. What I like most is that I don't have to worry that my advanced child is given books to read that are in his grade level but above his maturity level. (In another program, our 12 year old was assigned Lolita because she was taking 10th grade classes.) We have another child who is 11 but in 8th grade, and we know that he will be reading wholesome literature throughout high school.
The math is back to basics but thorough, but the science is not as indepth as we would like.
We went on a 6-month mission to Ecuador and were able to take just the Lightunits we needed, and we didn't have to have an internet connection (which we didn't have). This is a great program for missionary families.
Cons: not enough mastery of concepts
Grades Used: 4th and 6th
I started both my boys in CLE math and LA in August, and math is working for my 6th grader but not my 4th grader. He's had problems staying focused and has had difficulty memorizing his times tables. This spiral approach to math is great, but didn't give him enough confidence in mastering a new concept before introducing a new one the next day. It was overwhelming for him. We were already on division before he'd been able to master multiplication. It is perfect for my more motivated 6th grader and he's doing very well in it. I wish it would give more practice with new concepts before moving on and then it would be perfect!
Grades Used: K, 4-9
I started using Christian Light math with our oldest son and it was just what he needed! The lessons are short and in bite sized pieces. It was confidence building for him to finally 'get' concepts. The teacher guides proved so helpful for me and I finally understand percents better than ever!
The workbooks are written in black/white or green/white and have some illustrations, but they aren't distracting for my distractable son. Each workbook has a theme relating to real life; the story problems also relate to the theme.
We have really enjoyed his programnd I have just started our youngest in the 1st grade math.
We also use the lanhuage arts, reading, and have used the Bible as well.