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OneOfHisJewels -> RE: Calvert? (7/7/2008 2:07:14 PM)
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I never used it as a student, and as I have never had kids, I never used it for my non existent kids, either (although I admit to daydreaming about using it a time or two, although other times my dreams involve totally different curriculums[sm=blush.gif]). However, a family that was very close friends with our family used it.
Considering what I read in your blog about your unschooling dreams, and your husband being on the other end of the spectrum where he would rather have them in public school, I think Calvert would be the PERFECT alternative for you and him. I think it would satisfy both of your wants.
They are a traditional curriculum, but they also have plenty of hands on science experiments, and so forth. They are also not so rigid that the lessons take from dawn to dusk. The lessons are more traditional, but they don't take from 6 am to 6 pm or anything like that. They are done in enough time, that after your kids finished their traditional required lessons for the day, they could have plenty self directed learning time the rest of the day.
One nice thing about them, also, is that they provide all the extras--pencils, erasers, other school supplies..they also have record keeping and report cards, which should make your husband happy.
Yes, I think for YOUR family, Calvert would be an EXCELLENT decision. Then your husband might not even make you do cyber school after all (I'm not saying cyber school is bad, I just remember YOU weren't thrilled about having to do it that way).
My mom has the unschooling philosopy (she has a BA in math, and was a national merit scholar in high school, so she is not some naive idiot to believe in unschooling) and I asked her once if she liked Calvert, thinking she would say she did not, and she said she did, because the students could get their traditional work done in the morning and unschool in the afternoonss.
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