Homeschoolers?

[Tungro]

Neat

[Verdauga]

Not to add to the masses or anything but I'm using Abeka also...

[shisteer of nothing much]

*sigh* ACE. (Not fun)

[Verdauga]

I'm one of the few that think that school isn't fun, (shocker, I know. ) so out of curiosity I'm going to ask what's wrong with ACE?

[shisteer of nothing much]

I'm one of the few that think that school isn't fun, (shocker, I know. ) so out of curiosity I'm going to ask what's wrong with ACE?

Where do I start? I guess if it's anything in particular it would those stupid... it would insulting to call them comics. (to the comics)There isn't really any one thing that makes it annoying (except the stupid...) It's just a combination of little, niggling things that aren't bad enough to complain about on their own.
It isn't all bad. I liked the Successful Living and Basic New Testament Survey, plus some other random ones. (The Collectivism PACES are good)

I like school in general, especially the Language Arts and life experience. (That's another thing that annoys me about ACE; they could have chosen a really cool sounding name for the subject like Language Arts but no, they have to call it English! So unromantic!)

[Verdauga]

I know what you mean about everything not being enough to complain about singularly, but the all of them together annoys you.

If it makes you feel any better Abeka calls its English classes 'English' as well...

[shisteer of nothing much]

Yeah, I think most curriculums do. I've kind of admitted grudging resignation to it now. It does makes sense. Language Arts is a very broad category. It includes spelling, grammar, literature and heaps of other stuff and it can be easier to split them up, rather than have them all lumped together.

[Verdauga]

When I was younger, Abeka had vocab/spelling/poetry separate from writing. Now everything is lumped together...
How does ACE handle testing?

[shisteer of nothing much]

Each PACE has a test to go with it, which you can do after twenty-four hours of not looking at the PACE. (PACES are work book things, generally between twenty and thirty-five pages, depending on the subject)

[Verdauga]

*nods*
Okay. Those PACE books are short...
I don't know if Abeka has any set time limit in between doing the regular videos and the test....

[shisteer of nothing much]

Yeah, they normally are but that just means we do more of them. Depending on the subject, I can do one in a day without too much trouble. Some of the PACEs are longer or have a separate workbook and text book, so it evens out. You have to get above 80% (90% in Word Building and a couple of other things) to pass but it's generally not too hard.
Three PACES in a week is relaxed, the most I've ever done in one week is 13.

[Verdauga]

So PACE is more of a day-to-day lesson plan than an entire years' worth of lesson plans?
(This is a weird way to ask a question, I know.)
Abeka's text/work books last however long the class lasts, so that's why I wonder.

[shisteer of nothing much]

Yeah, basically. According to propriety, it should take five days to do a PACE. There are three check ups, a self test and the PACE test, all of which should be done on a different day. So you'd normally have an assortment of subjects and do one section on each.
We've never really done that though. Our method is to do as much as you can mentally handle (within reason. It normally takes about thirty-forty pages before I putt out), then take a break and learn properly. (through life experience)

[Verdauga]

Ohhhh.... Okay.

Do you realise we're the only people posting on this topic?

[shisteer of nothing much]

Yep. It's school holidays now. (which means absolutely nothing to me, for obvious reasons)