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Sure, running out twice a week to do something called "cottage school" means, you were not home to "HOMESCHOOL"

The key here being you have to be HOME to SCHOOL. So that left you 3 days at home to school the children, no wonder they fell behind, I bet they did not get to complete their ABeka work in the little time alloted.

I don't use ABeka, because of religious differences with the program, but I have seen their books, and they are challenging to say the least.

Your description of the other homeschool parents is pathetic. I have homeschooled in 2 states now, I got started homeschooling in WV, I met lots of parents that were not read or well traveled, not being well read and well traveled does not mean that a parent can't want better for their kids.

What you socialize with parents who are beneath you in terms of travel and reading so you can be snotty about it?

What you socialize with parents who are beneath you in terms of travel and reading so you can be snotty about it?

We stopped socializing with them.

We are using Abeka this year for our first grader (second year homeschooling - we compiled our own curriculum for kindergarten - phonics and early math mostly) and it's a LOT of work, plus we are supplimenting it with Spanish. But she scored a 95 average for her first six week period and I was delighted last weekend when I bought her a dry erase book to practice her cursive writing and saw that it is labelled at a 3-4th grade level. :)

I'm still trying to find my groove though, with two other smaller kids at home and taking care of the house, sometimes I write out lesson plans for the week during school on Monday! If only I didn't need to sleep...