| The Abeka homeschool curriculum is the most | | | | Cons - |
| popular homeschool curriculum available. Almost | | | | 1. High burn out rate - Because of the accelerated |
| everyone who has even thought about | | | | material and strict lesson plans, many parents find |
| homeschooling has heard of it. The company is | | | | it too difficult to complete all the material. |
| based in Pensacola Florida. There are pros and | | | | 2. Expense - Abeka books are one of the more |
| cons to anything that you purchase. Here are | | | | expensive curriculums you can purchase. |
| some pros and cons to consider when looking at | | | | 3. Many of the textbooks have the student work |
| Abeka: | | | | right in the book. If you want to preserve your |
| Pros - | | | | textbooks for younger children or for resell, you |
| 1. Christian based - Abeka weaves a Christian | | | | will need to have your children do their work on a |
| message throughout all it's texts. | | | | separate sheet of paper. |
| 2. They tell you exactly what to say and do with | | | | 4. Many students find the textbooks are not very |
| your child. You know exactly what needs to be | | | | interesting and are much like public school |
| accomplished for a certain day. You can purchase | | | | textbooks where the material is dry and dull. |
| teachers manuals, tests, lesson plans and | | | | Many students also burn out on Abeka because |
| textbooks. | | | | they have a huge amount of material to read and |
| 3. The books are easy to resell when you are | | | | do and sometimes can't complete everything that |
| done with them because many people are looking | | | | is required of them. |
| for used Abeka books. | | | | As with any home school curriculum, it is good to |
| 4. Advanced material - If you are looking for an | | | | look over the pros and cons and make sure you |
| advanced and accelerated method of | | | | look at reviews of curriculum and pray about |
| homeschooling your children, then Abeka will give | | | | what you believe God would want you to use to |
| you that. Their second grade material is equal to | | | | teach your children. |
| first grade public school material. | | | | Want to know more about Abeka? |