It was the plain cowardice of the administration.Ĭhallenge A (and really all the rest) feature very one-sided and often flimsy learning targets and catechisms about how evolution isn’t real. They did not want us to speak about the wrongs done in India by the English colonizing forces, because somebody might get their panties in a bunch, to be blunt. I’m not aware if this is a CC policy or was just at my campus, but conversations on A Passage to India by E. And the example essays read like a 1-AC written by a 4th grader. This writing curriculum does not focus on engaging or beautiful writing, just argumentation. They switched from a very flexible and comprehensive multi-level writing curriculum (IEW) to one which focuses almost solely on persuasive writing and ANI (Affirmative, Negative, Interesting) charts. I was homeschooled through graduation, and I attended CC 7th-12th grades, so Challenges A-IV.ĬC made changes to their curriculum I cannot support in the year below me, which a sibling experienced and I observed. Just remember that it is possible to do classical learning without CC! If you have any more questions, please ask! My experience was pretty crappy, but mine is also one of thousands out there, good and bad. I haven't personally met any who started in Challenge, and I'm sure it's not impossible. They're intelligent, well-rounded kids who are in college right now. I have friends who have graduated their children from the program and they started in Essentials, and it wasn't too much of an issue for them. If you choose CC, definitely vet the director before joining. So the director and the people they've cultivated around them as leaders really make or break the group. I visited groups that were so tightly knit, they seemed like family. She had a lot on her plate, and our community always seemed to come in dead last for her in priorities. I was a part of one where the director really shouldn't have been one. The good: if you find a good community, everything will be great. Really, the sketchiness comes from CC corporate. It really depends on the community, because some of them are great. I wouldn't call you crazy, because CC and people passionate about it can really get you revved up and motivated, but in my experience, it operated a lot like an MLM. The invoice I got for adding my second child to the community the next school year was enough to get me to quit.
Then I was roped in to "tutor", to offset the fees, and not only did it not help, I was required to buy a bunch of supplies to do the job. Having to add in additional curricula on top of an already super expensive CC program (with materials, resources, and community fees all separate and equally exorbitant) was killer for me. The end years of Challenge are all about building on what they learned through Foundations and Essentials, and their last few years of school would be pretty miserable.Īnd honestly, even though I like the classical learning aspect, you have to do a lot of supplementing to get your younger kiddos up to speed on basic things like writing and reading, which CC doesn't cover aside from the memorization of grammar rules. They would have a lot of catching up to do.
2018.The ugly: I did CC for two years and I personally (for whatever that's worth) wouldn't recommend it for your older kids. How homeschooling affects college admissions. Predicting college performance of homeschooled versus traditional students. Exploring academic outcomes of homeschooled students. The difference in the academic achievements of homeschooled and non-homeschooled students. Trends in ACT composite scores among homeschooled students. African American homeschool parents’ motivations for homeschooling and their black children’s academic achievement. Scholastic achievement and demographic characteristics of home school students in 1998. National Home Education Research Institute.
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