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Mom21
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I started homeschooling my one and only (son) in 4th grade; he'll be in 6th grade this year. We used CHC and while I liked it, we switched to Seton this year for the extra "bells and whistles." So can any of you Seton vets give me any words of wisdom, advice, things you learned along the way, etc.?
Many thanks!!
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There's an active Seton yahoo group and the ladies are wonderful at answering all sorts of questions. Here's the link Heart of Seton. They really helped when I tried out some Seton stuff last year.
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We had a few children fully enrolled many years ago, and this year my 7th grader is fully enrolled (while the other kids are doing other things). My best advice? It can be a LOT of work, it is designed so even struggling kids have enough practice. It is OK to back off on things that aren't as important (you can discuss this with your Seton adviser - they will agree and can help you figure out what is needed and what is extra if you need help).
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I have a son going into Seton 6th grade also. He has been fully enrolled since 3rd gr. He has loved Seton from the beginning and loves getting the reports cards with the graders comments. There are certain assignments that are required to be sent in to Seton for grading. Look at the Quarter Report Form and find out what those are so you can concentrate on those. This is mostly for Reading. Also, look over the Quarter Tests to see what material is covered so that you can emphasize it during your teaching. To make things easier, you can also do a lot of things orally such as Catechism, Spelling, and Vocab tests. If he is a good speller, you can give him a pre-test and skip the workbook pages if he does well. Personally, I make my son do all the work anyway just because of the wonderful Catholic content that is infused throughout all the books.
This is just a few ideas off the top of my head. There is also another yahoo group Setonfamilies that is much quieter but is a very nice group. Feel free to contact me offline whenever you like even through the year since we will be going through it together. Oh, and Seton does have message boards on their website.
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Adele
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Learn what NEEDS to be done and what is extra. I tried Seton my 1st year homeschooling (with 3rd and 5th graders) and was so overwhelmed we never went back. My DD who typically loves learning and school was in tears many times with the quantity of assignments (and she had been at local parish school which was highly academic). Although I think it's a great program, they offer such a vast quantity of material to cover and things to do I simply didn't know what to keep and what not to keep.
I did buy a few Seton books this year for my rising kindergartener and 1 book for my 8th grader (and I might buy her one or two more). I bought nothing for my 6th grader who has quite a few learning challenges.
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I should have added...we never went back to full enrollment although I do like many of their materials.
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I don't fully enroll any more, tho I'd be open to it for 3-8th if necessary.
1. Look over the assignments that are required. This should give you an idea of the minimum that you need to make sure is covered.
2. If the peripheral matierlas (spelling, vocabulary, maps) don't work for you, then feel okay dropping them if it means
3. you do get the core items done. English, religion, history, science, and math.
4. Don't put off the arts. They give a creative release from tediousness of reading and writing. Especially for boys. They also spur development skills that will slowly spill over into other subjects. It's a huge regret of mine with my older bunch that I focused too exclusively on the 3Rs.
5. You can help. If the reading solo is too much, read aloud. If writing the entire report is too much, help brainstorm for topic sentences to work from or brainstorm the outline.some says you'll fly through stuff. Some days you'll spread one lesson over a couple days. Progress is more important than checking the box.
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If things get overwhelming, take a look to see what is similar and choose one or the other. For example, I would not do all the spelling assignments and all the vocabulary assignments, I would choose one or the other to do all the workbook assignment, but still test on both which is needed if you're fully enrolled.
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