tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990013432459445862.post1003760679083829478..comments2023-05-14T01:57:50.979-07:00Comments on Catholic Home Education UK: Curriculums V Do it YourselfUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990013432459445862.post-3130768251124573592013-10-07T06:15:42.195-07:002013-10-07T06:15:42.195-07:00I think designing your own curriculum is better on...I think designing your own curriculum is better on the whole, as you can tailor it specifically to your child. Also, I do see more "burnout" in mothers trying to follow a curriculum set by a provider. While the correspondence schools always say, "Adapt the programme to fit the child, not the child to the programme", there is always that temptation to tick every box!<br /><br />That said, using a correspondence curriculum can be useful for certain situations. We followed Mother of Divine Grace for two years with a child who had attentional problems and another who was struggling to learn to read (and probably mildly dyslexic). It was enormously helpful to have my hand held for a couple of years in those circumstances. My son now reads way ahead of his chronological age and my daughter's concentration is much better than it was and she has a more realistic notion of appropriate workload for her age.<br /><br />I am relieved to be doing it all myself again though!<br /><br />Jane.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com