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A Beka Program - need feedback

Question:
What does everyone think of the A Beka program? A local organisation has started a small not-for-profit private school which uses this program. My concern is that they are using videos to deliver most of the material. Are the videos effective? Is this a desireable presentation? Most HSers I have talked to love the program but don't use the videos (primarily due to the cost).


Answer:
-Personally, I would use a video instead of personal tutoring only as a last resort. I just know my kids would be bored stiff if I used it exclusively and would get a bad taste in their mouths for "school." I'm not ruling it out for one or two courses in high school, though.

- That was pretty much our opinion when we tried the video. Too much like "regular" school. To structured. Inflexible. Source of a lot of tension in our homeschool. We dumped it and went back to one room school house with books, homeschool teacher, and computer support.
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