K12 Online School and Curriculum Review

by Karie P
(Colville, WA)

Our family had LOVED using the K12 online school and curriculum. I tend to be fairly unorganized and K12 does so much of that for me. There are daily and weekly lesson plans all ready for you. They even tell you about things you need to start preparing in advance for upcoming lessons like planting a bean seed for a science lesson next week.

We have used the program for three years and am so glad it was available. I started with my son in 2nd grade and my daughter in 5th. The younger child does have to spend more time with the actual computer and mom but so many people make it out to be that the kids just sit at a computer for their entire day. It's just not so! We still have textbooks and workbooks and lots of worksheets.

It was also quite easy to take along supplies to do most lessons while away from home even without computer access. We lived 40 miles from town and for most of one school year I had prenatal appts; with the K12 online school program the kids could still do most of their days work while we drove back and forth and they were able to actually SEE the ultrasound firsthand.

My favorite part is that we can use it for free! With the public school option we can choose to be fully enrolled or keep homeschool status and only enroll to "99%." Without the public school option I just don't think we would be able to keep the kids home. It also keeps me accountable; I can't put off the schoolwork because I don't feel like it either :)

With the K12 online school its also very easy to keep track of the kids' progress. It is broken down by subject and let's you know both the percent complete and the number of lessons left and completed. We printed the progress in percentages each month and marked our goals for the month. It made it easy for the kids to see that they really were getting somewhere and they could tell when they needed to work harder to make their monthly goal.

All in all, I would recommend K12 online curriculum even if you are unable or unwilling to use the public school option.

Great review of the K12 online school and curriculum! Thanks for sharing the benefits of this popular option; others will definitely find your experience helpful. Blessings, Heather :)

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