I need advice regarding online homeschool curriculum.

davenmame
Sat, 04 Oct 2014 03:23:46 +0000

I agree with raregroove regarding PA Homeschoolers for AP classes. Most of the teachers have been flexible with scheduling around specific events so that has never really been a problem for us when we travel, etc. They also do a fantastic job covering the material necessary AND their students tend to do very well on the exams. That has been true for us personally, but their website also shows this. One specific anecdote to share is regarding AP Chem. I know of 3 students who are/were excellent students in our public school system. All 3 of them took AP Chem at their local schools and all 3 scored ones on the exam. My son who took AP Chem through PA Homeschoolers had little chemistry background and scored a 5 on the exam. I honestly don’t believe my son is any (ok, not much lol) smarter than these other students. One of those 3 is attending dental school, one 4.0 in college on scholarship, and the other is valedictorian of her high school class. They are all smart kids, but PA Homeschoolers does such a great job in their classes. For the record, the ONLY affiliation I have with this organization is that my kids took classes through them. Last, and this is a big bonus as my son is completing the common app at the moment, the teachers are VERY willing to write strong letters of recommendation for you. I have heard good things about Thinkwell and Alexs as well, but after using PA Homeschoolers they did not like the Thinkwell. We never tried Alexs, but as with Thinkwell I have heard good things about them as well. Sorry if I’m a little biased toward PA Homeschoolers, it’s just been such a good experience for us. Not sure if I’m allowed to post this link for you to see more about PA Homeschoolers, but I’m going to try.