And then.....the ominous cloud of high school loomed over my head. I realized that I needed something to hold me accountable. I needed a guideline of some sort. TOG began to look very good indeed.
I am the proud new owner of TOG Year 1 Redesign DE (digital edition). For a few weeks now I have been reading, thinking, and reading some more. Folks, this is going to take a lot of work and preparation on my part. Yes, it is time to gird up my loins and put my shoulder to the wheel. My dd is depending on me to prepare her for college.
I seem to vacillate between excitement and sheer terror though I admit being discouraged more often than being excited. I am spending a lot of money on something that I'm not sure will be a good fit for us. Or should I say me? I seem to be the problem. I'm a procrastinator by nature and it is easy to let a curriculum choice fall by the wayside when the newness wears off.
Impressions and experiences so far:
- beautifully organized but it has taken time to figure out which info is for the student and which is for the teacher.
- I will have to make choices (can be painful) because there is an overabundance of resources
- books - checking the library catalog for three student levels was time consuming. Once I had that list, I had to make the agonizing decision to purchase books or rely on the library to have them the week I needed them.
- $$$ I guess this curriculum could be cheaper if I was willing to rely on the library (which I'm not). Honestly, the overall cost has motivated me to stick with TOG no matter what comes up this year.
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