Curriculum
Every method on one rubric. Every faith on equal footing.
We review curricula by method, by grade, by budget, and by ESA-state eligibility. Same rubric for everyone. Same honest assessment whether a family is Classical-Reformed in Tennessee or eclectic-secular in Oregon.
Browse by method
Six core approachesClassical
READ →Trivium-based. Grammar, logic, rhetoric stages. Heavy on Latin and memorization.
Classical Conversations · Memoria Press · Veritas Press
Charlotte Mason
READ →Living books, short lessons, narration, nature study, handicrafts.
Ambleside Online · Simply Charlotte Mason · Heart of Dakota
Waldorf / Steiner
READ →Head-heart-hands. Delayed academics, rhythm, arts-integrated learning.
Oak Meadow · Live Education · Christopherus
Unit Studies
READ →Themed integration across subjects. One topic, all disciplines, real depth.
Masterbooks · Five in a Row · Sonlight · Gather 'Round
Unschooling / Interest-Led
READ →Child-directed learning. Curated resources, living curriculum, family culture.
Outschool · Khan Academy · Library · Mentors
Eclectic (Mix-and-Match)
READ →Most American homeschool families, honestly. Pick the best of each.
The Good and the Beautiful · Time4Learning · Masterbooks
Browse by worldview
Christian
Scripture-integrated curricula — Abeka, BJU Press, Sonlight, The Good and the Beautiful, Masterbooks.
Secular
Faith-neutral options — Oak Meadow, Build Your Library, Blossom & Root, Saxon, Singapore, Beast Academy.
Catholic
Seton Home Study · Kolbe Academy · Memoria Press Catholic track · Mother of Divine Grace.
How we review
Every review rates the same eight things on a 1–5 scale: rigor, parent time required, daily lesson length, reading-first vs. delayed-academic posture, faith framing, cost, age fit, and state-by-state ESA eligibility. Scores are assigned by the editorial team after using or reading the full scope-and-sequence, not from marketing pages.
Where we earn affiliate commission, we say so. Where we take newsletter sponsorship from a publisher, that publisher does not see its review until publication. When we get a rubric score wrong and a publisher asks us to reconsider, we republish with the correction and a note explaining what changed.
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