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SOS Review : Not Sure What Everyone Else is Seeing

by Paula
(Salem, WV)

Visitor Curriculum Review: In general SOS is two full grade levels below the state curriculum (and I live in a low performing state).

In spite of this, it manages to be difficult because it is written in a way that is NOT user friendly. I think that in the social studies and English SOS intentionally uses big words to hide the lack of academic standards.

While, I will grant, it is easy and takes little prep time, it will more likely deprive your child of an education, than help him excel.

I believe that Christian programs should have the highest, not the lowest, educational standards (remember Daniel was 10x wiser than the other astrologers).


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SOS Review : Not Sure What Everyone Else is Seeing

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Recommend?
by: Anonymous

I am looking at online (distance learning) for the first time. It would be for a 5th grader and select subjects for a 3rd grader.

Alpha got more positive reviews then most, so if not Alpha, what would you recommend?
Wow from me too....
by: Linda

I wonder how long Paula actually used SOS!! Like Martie, I have also used this curriculum for 10 years with my three daughters. They are all high school graduates now. They are living proof that this review is not accurate.

All three performed well above national norms on standardized tests and on ACT/SAT college entrance tests! All three have gone on to college. All three have done exceptionally well in college. My oldest (and only graduate so far) graduated with honors (and a 4.0) from a large state university.

That is certainly not the sign of a student who was educated from 8th-12th grade using a curriculum that is 2 years below state standards!!! That's just ridiculous to say.

Take a look at the scope and sequence on the AOP website and compare it to the scope and sequence of any curriculum. It is above some....and certainly on par with most others. I know of very few that are beyond AOP curriculum in it's scope.

The comment about the "big words covering up for a lack of academic excellence" is just ridiculous! The language arts program is one of the areas where SOS excels. Again...the proof of that has been evidenced in my children.

All three tested out of 100 level language/composition courses in their freshman year in college. So, in a nutshell, from firsthand experience, I couldn't disagree with this review more!!!
Wow!
by: MHawkins

That is totally the opposite of what I've thought and we've used SOS for 10 years now. Maybe you are seeing the result of the different sequences used by each curriculum. We have found SOS to be very thorough, easy to use and on, if not slightly above grade level.
Works for Us
by: K.N.

I would disagree about being below standards.

We have used used Alpha Omega (Life Pacs and SOS) in the past and my kids always test in the top 10% or higher in the state. Then we switched to Bob Jones for a year and went backwards!

Now we RE-DID that year and are back on track with Alpha Omega and will not switch again.

Plus the Bible curriculum is second to none. Most well-studied adults cannot compete with the Biblical knowledge my kids get from it. That would make it all worth it for us even if anything else was behind (which we do not think it is.)

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