Homeschool Curriculum Quick Review: The Good and the Beautiful

We have been using "The Good and the Beautiful" curriculum for 7 years now. Here are some pros and cons from both parents and students:

Pros from PARENTS:

1. Very structured and easy to follow.

2. Covers phonics, writing, reading, grammar and punctuation, spelling, literature, geography, art.

3. Faith based curriculum - it’s based off Christianity, but you can easily talk about interfaith and discuss what we believe vs what Christians believe.

4. There is organically less parent involvement as the grades get higher giving the kids more independence and parents freed up time.

5. Older grades have answer keys.

Pros from KIDS:

1. Fun and Easy - explained to me as challenging and fun by my son.

2. Younger kids like the independent practice by themselves. Gives them a dose of freedom.

3. You get to draw even in the older aged grades.

Cons:

1. The spiral binding falls apart slowly over time. The less aggressive the child handles the book, the longer it will last.

Another “con” from my 12 yr old:

1. "Too many essays as you get older, and too many reports."

Started since 1st grade with our now 7th grader. The best thing is when you stick to one curriculum, you don't have to reinvent the wheel when younger siblings go through the same books.