Hey Megan! I’m watching this in 2024 and so missing your videos and personality in this space! Hope you and your family are doing well! ❤

This was great.

This is great. Thanks for sharing. So many great points. I’m going to look into those resources you shared. I just subscribed. I also have a channel and would love to be friends and connect. Going to head over to more of your videos.

Wish you were back. Miss your videos as they were always so informative.

Can I just tell you that I bought the pre k in 2022, and went to join their Facebook group. They denied me, and I messaged and asked why... It was because they scrolled my Facebook page from 2020/21, and decided I "wasn't a good fit for their group" 🙄😂 the only thing I could assume was my public posts about covid offended them. But it was the most ridiculous rude thing ever! Imagine not allowing someone to join a curriculum support group, because of their previous posts and stance on covid. Like there is any connection there at all. 🤦

We tried both K and level 1 but I just could not get into it. It was way too much work to source books and materials. It felt like a glorified booklist and just didn’t flow that well. I think open and go fits a lot better for my style. We ended up leaning towards TGATB although not secular. The pickings are so slim for secular materials.

Love this ! Thank you !

Really love your videos and I really appreciate your explanations about history. I myself am trying to relearn and expand my history knowledge. Your channel is one of the few where I can gain truth and insight for my homeschool. Thank you. 🫶

This was a great review. I bought Torchlight K with the intention of using it as a supplement to Build Your Library O. Now I need to find the honest reviews for BYL0. I'm also running into the issue of not being able to find most of the BYL0 books in our library system (and we live in a city with many branch libraries).

I loveeee your videos! I'm going to homeschool my 3 oldest kiddos next year for the first time! So I'm binging your videos right now. Love your energy!

Does the bob book come with that big binder or did you have to build out the binder?

Ive been looking at torchlight. Its affordable but i feel as a homeschool family that is very experiential focused there needs to be activities accompanying the list to justify the cost

Hey I just found your channel and some of your videos... I think they're AWESOME and I wish you were still making them!

I was an early adopter and found I’d purchased a lovely booklist but that was about it. One thing about the FB group is that as a mum of a boy I got a quick wake up call on the harm my previous very feminist views can cause for boys (in my country working class white boys like my son are at the very very bottom of education attainment. They need extra help and positive reinforcement)

Why did you completely omit trans women of color? Shame on you.

Hi how are you No videos since long

Girl where did you go? you're my fave homeschool channel :)

I have a 5 year old and a 2 year old. I am still nursing my 2 year old and man some days he is nursing like he's a newborn. I feel like I am failing my 5 year old. I have asked myself a lot this very week if I need to send him to school but your video has really impacted me. BTW, I noticed you haven't put a video out in a while. Hope everything is okay. I really love your personality and videos.

Hey there! Our styles are so different but gosh I love your channel. When will you be back?? Love your channel!

My kid had a tough time reading but Besst Academy has a button that allows the instruction to be read to them but it would help if she can mostly read and just needs help here or there.

Thank you so much for this. I had the same experience with Torchlight and I've always felt horrible about not being able to make it work. I'm the type of homeschooler that quits a curriculum if it's not working for us, but this one was different. The fb groups I'm in sing the praises of this curriculum and I felt like something must be wrong with me. Thanks for making me not feel so alone, now I need to finally recycle all of the pages I printed lol

We used SOTW in the past but after learning more about cognitive science, I no longer liked the practice of studying one specific time period for a whole school year. We are actually using the free Core Knowledge history curriculum right now and are really enjoying it.

Just dropping in to say you are missed on KZbin. I hope you and your family are doing well. ❤️💛

Miss your videos! Hope everything is ok

Thank you so much for posting this. I guided discussions around religion with my son during the first book but I have been on the fence about still using this curriculum for 2nd grade. After watching your video I have decided to not continue using it. I was already looking at history quest but am checking out my cart now after seeing that this is what you are using too now! I had already heard so many good things.

This is really amazing. How did it go with your kids?

You are cracking me up! Hope you return to KZbin :)

We have the workbooks that go along with the Bob books

I think you are lovely and so real! Don't give up on your channel, we need more people like you in this world. I am a rural secular homeschool mom too, I get you.

Hey Megan! Hope you and your family are doing well! 💛 Missing your spunk and vibrancy this back to school season, hope to see you back in this space soon!

I love your channel! I hope you return to KZbin. You really have been a huge inspiration in my homeschool. A big help in being able to give myself the okay to do things my own way. Thank you 😊

We had the same experience with teach your child to read in 100 easy lessons. We gave up reading for quite awhile because she “hated reading”. I’ll look into the bob curriculum you mention. Also I think I heard you right, your daughters name is Winnie? My daughters name is Winnie too! 💕 When did you switch to dimensions? In the middle of the first grade math with confidence or in second grade? We are currently doing the first grade Kate snow curriculum so just curious. Would love to hear your thoughts and comparisons on the two math curriculum’s.

I find reviews like this SO helpful. Thank you for sharing!

This was such a great video for me. Such a realization for me. Thank you 😊

This video really helped me immensely…thank you for these suggestions :)

Aw thanks so much for this video to evaluate US History curriculum and for your hearty recommendations! I've been influenced, and I am buying THEM all for our next homeschool year (2023-2024) starting with hunting down the AP textbook that you love. I ended up with the AP 5th Edition version since it was inexpensive and updated. The 6th edition was too expensive, and the 7th edition will be released later this year. I really just want to have a main spine to draw from, and I will include read aloud segments from the other books you mentioned. I am a type A homeschool mama, and I like to have stuff outlined for me first before presenting and exploring topics with my kiddos. When we start our US studies I'll have a rising high schooler and middle schooler, and we will be moving into Early Modern times which will coincide with late middle age/early modern time in America, so having these to supplement will be great to add American History to our morning basket routine. Thanks a whole bunch! Love your videos!

I’m so sad that you haven’t made a video in so long. Did you quit KZbin? I love your channel and your bubbly personality. I’ll miss your videos!

What brother and sister show are you referring to?

What do you think about BYL0?

Any recommendations for those just starting our secular SoW journey? I'd like to spice up the lack of inclusivity without abandoning the entire plan at this point. Looking forward to catching up on your videos. You're speaking to my heart on this one!

Link to the video is below 👇 kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5a2e2x4bMSMoNk

I love you Megan!! TY for the words of support.

Love your videos. Fantastic to hear perspective of a secular homeschooler. Hope you will be back soon 👍

Hi! I am awaiting your review of History Quest! I am particularly interested if it addressed your agency concerns regarding marginalized populations, especially women, enslaved populations, and children. Thank you so much!

You lost me at the word History because nobody is telling the truth about that. Unless you believe in talking snakes.

Love your thoughtfulness.

Your choices are always dead on with what I would choose too. Love it!

History has been a rough subject for us to tackle. We bought all the books from Story of the World and we bought Rivers of Voices from Blossom and Root but it seems so overwhelming.

I was familiar with a few of these resources from having worked through some of the Blossom and Root- River of Voices curriculum. Great picks! I thoroughly enjoyed your insights and wealth of knowledge on this subject. Thank you for all of your hard work. You are a gem!!

Where you at girl!!!! We miss you!