I’m sure we’re not the only ones who have made this call with a curriculum. We quickly realized it wouldn’t work for us and made the decision to ditch it. So we checked out Volume 1 of Story of the World, both book and audio, and tried it out. My husband and I originally wanted to look into Mystery of History, but at the time (our oldest was 6) some other more experienced moms advised that it might be better to wait a few years because it was a bit more rigorous than we probably needed right away. The Story of the World is a very popular history curriculum in Christian homeschool circles and co-ops. It just didn’t fit our needs at the time and we found other resources that better match our goals and values.) I don’t think Story of the World is a “bad” curriculum. I have updated the post to reflect what we’ve used instead, and you can also find our current curriculum picks here. (Note: When I originally wrote this post, my oldest was 6 at the time. That’s part of the beauty of homeschooling! ❤️ If you’re on the fence about whether to use Story of the World, my hope is that sharing our thought processes here will help you one way or the other! Bottom line: do what works best for your family. What works for one family doesn’t work for everyone! For us, one of those times was when we tried out Story of the World and ended up ditching it for a different approach. If you’ve been homeschooling for any length of time, you’ve come across a situation where you thought a curriculum would be a big win and quickly realized it wouldn’t work for you.
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