Comments on: Science Without Agenda

By: Subspace.beacon

Subspace.beacon — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 23:22:25 +0000

What a great post. I’ve been thinking about using REAL Science Odyssey — and this just convinced me to take the plunge. Thanks.

By: Heather

Heather — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:36:56 +0000

LOVED IT!!! Absolutely loved it! I have a son who wants to be a scientist. he picks out agendas so fast in other programs and can’t stand it. I am looking forward to introducing him to your materials. Thank you.

By: Kristi

Kristi — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:48:03 +0000

Thank you so much for this! I am so thankful to know that I am not alone in my struggle to find curriculum that isn’t shoving a belief system (even one I share) down my family’s throats. This post was a breath of fresh air. We will definitely be trying your system.

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New Curricula Part II « Whimsyway, House of Learning and Play — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 09:55:09 +0000

[...] programmes out there. However, if you’re not a Christian, or you are, but don’t want a curricula with an agenda, it’s slim [...]

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:36:53 +0000

Wow. I’m glad I read this, because although I have never considered REAL Science, preferring my own thing and eventually Apologia (and yes, I believe in a young earth), I will research other options for history. Doing business outside your theological neighborhood is costly, and I am not willing to pay the price.

By: April Andrews

April Andrews — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:56:51 +0000

Kathleen,

I just found Pandia Press and I have to tell you how very happy and excited I am!! It has taken me a long time to find a program that would fit well with our family and I firmly believe this is just what we are looking for! We will be starting the 1st grade with your products in June. Thank you so very much for what you do!

By: Soliel deMatin

Soliel deMatin — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 03:43:14 +0000

We started science this year in our homeschool. I hate science. Hated it from my first 7th grade science class until my final year of college when I took Geology for graduation and actually, surprisingly, enjoyed it!
I have dreaded teaching science to my children, afraid that my bias against it would color their views. So I did quite a bit of research over this past summer, looking at different curriculum and ran across yours.
We do history (which I have loved since before I learned to hate science!) on MW, and science on TH, and my kids (7,5,3) run to the table equally excited on both days. I even find myself excited to do science with them, and I am learning things I probably ought to have learned in school.
I am so very grateful for your “try it before you buy it” program. We have just finished our first “quarter” and the sample pages of the RSO Life. I am off to buy the rest of the book! Thanks for the science without the religion or politics, just solid “touchable” science.

By: Leian

Leian — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:24:09 +0000

Although we use both your history and science curricula, this is the first time I’ve visited the blog. Kudos on your speech. Your history curricula uses Story of the World as one of its main texts, and the author there includes at least one Biblical stories as fact, which I find curious given what you’ve written here. In general, though, we enjoy both curricula immensely and although I supplement a lot it’s mainly because we find the topics so fascinating that we like to delve deeper. We’re also adding some Japan work to the Ancient Level – I was surprised they were not included!

Great work. Thanks for your hard work!

By: Caryn

Caryn — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:06:50 +0000

I really appreciate your products and your point of view. Although my family is Christian, I have intentionally and adamantly steered away from all Christian based curriculum. I want to teach my children historical and scientific facts, the facets of our religion and let them decide for themselves what they believe to be true. For me, teaching my children to think for themselves and draw their own conclusions is one of my most important goals as their mother as well as their teacher.

And, it certainly helps that my kids love these programs! Thank you again.

By: Shelby

Shelby — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 01:35:53 +0000

Sorry that should have been we used them “last” year and they asked for them again.

By: Shelby

Shelby — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 01:34:37 +0000

Well said Kathleen. More over my kids actually asked to do your science and history this year. We used the programs this year and they asked for them again this year. They always want to know if we are doing science or history. No lie.

By: Laura Delgado, PhD

Laura Delgado, PhD — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:21:51 +0000

You are preaching to the choir here. My “problem” with most curricula is that, as a Roman Catholic, I come at history and science from a different perspective than the vast majority of publishers. In fact, I’m convinced that my faith has cost me freelance writing jobs in the homeschooling industry, even when the writing job is ostensibly sectarian. I can educate my children in theology. I just want good, solid, wonderful science and history. I want agendas presented as what they are: agendas. I love this post. I have been working on writing my own history curriculum for a little while, but I just found yours! Now I’m toying with the idea of applying for one of your writing jobs

By: ~Sara L.

~Sara L. — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:53:46 +0000

Wonderful speech!

By: Michelle M.

Michelle M. — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 01:11:57 +0000

Bravo! It was a similar dilemma which brought me to your curriculum. In my experience with (albeit very good Christian) curricula, the problem extends to biased history as well. I am eternally grateful for your decision to create Pandia Press.

By: Margaret S.

Margaret S. — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:18:46 +0000

Kathleen, I wish I’d been in the audience. This speech is marvelous. Brilliant.