[jude24]

Grades? We never used them. The children never took a standardized test until applying to graduate school.

Without grades, you have only the student's and his (biased) parent's say-so. An education without grades is bullcrap.

[perseid 67]

Children are better off when bias is used for them instead of against them.

As much as you hate Abeka curriculum, it is well organized and easy to grade. Fans of todays indoctrination camps do not like Abeka curriculum because children will not be brainwashed to believe all behavior is okay.

All religious curriculum has this flaw/advantage.

You do not approve of parents teaching children their own values. You are trying to put up road blocks.

[JenB]

That depends on the homeschool.... when I was homeschooled, I rarely knew what grade I was in. I did work on multiple different levels. And the only "grades" I got were pass/fail, except math. An assignment was either right - well written, cohesive, correct, whatever - or it was redone. Math was the same way - I recieved an objective score on my test or lesson and then had to go back and make it 100% correct. So when we needed a transcript to get me into college, it was kind of hard! Fortunately I had great SAT scores and I started at community college where they don't care much about transcripts, and then transferred my 3.8 gpa over to a four year school.

[perseid 67]

I have both Abeka and Catholic curriculum.

Abeka has never published a negative word about Catholicism. Unless by negative, you mean, they emphasize the Protestantism of the Puritans.

You are trying to start a religious fight.

I suspect that if you read the Catholic school books you would find their moral tone offensive also. I think the emphasis both curriculums place on self control and giving praise to God is the biggest advantage the religious curriculums have over the secular curriculums.