PACEs, anyone?

[Sophie]

I spent the last few days reading (or at least skimming) every single post on SFL, and I'm really surprised I haven't seen any mention of PACE's! It's the go-to curriculum for ultra-separated fundies who think A Beka is far too liberal and doesn't contain enough sermons disguised as comic strips.

I can't remember this teacher's name, but it was probably something like Miss Purity or Miss Shamefacedness.

[leaving]

Oh yes, the perfect children.

And the crappiest curriculum anywhere.

[Sparkle Pony]

this is great! I wanna see more.

[pastor's wife]

I used PACES from 3-5th grade. They had cartoons in them from time to time, but the style was older than what you're showed above.

That style of learning worked well for some students - I enjoyed meeting my goals and filling in my chart - but it was terrible for others. My sister basically sat in her little office and daydreamed all day. It also was a tremendous temptation to cheat when you graded your own self-tests.

[Mark]

I loved PACEs. ACE curriculum wasn't the best in all areas, but it worked well for me in everything but math and science.

[bean]

I know a Christian school that uses these. I just cannot, as a professional educator, give the PACES curriculum the time of day. Kids are in a bubble, deprived of meaningful exposure to ideas and people that are different than them. I haven't examined them closely, but it sure seems like a lot of rote memorization and arriving at the "right" answer.

Sometimes in my global studies class the kids find out there isn't any one right answer. Sometimes there are lots of right answers. Sometimes we don't have a clue. Education is about lighting a fire and stirring the mind and spirit to be curious, not regurgitating answers.

[SomethingFundy]

Some of the paces I read to the kids, I feel so bad now what some are teaching.. I'd take BJU crap over this

[Perry]

I went to a basement Christian school for the first half of my 6th grade year, and they offered both PACEs and A Beka. Fortunately, my stepmother wouldn't let me do PACEs for some reason. The second Christian school I attended from 6th to 12th grade mostly used A Beka, with a few books from BJU Press, so I never experienced PACEs firsthand.

[Sharon]

(06-24-2012 02:36 PM)pastors wife Wrote:  I used PACES from 3-5th grade. They had cartoons in them from time to time, but the style was older than what you're showed above.

That style of learning worked well for some students - I enjoyed meeting my goals and filling in my chart - but it was terrible for others. My sister basically sat in her little office and daydreamed all day. It also was a tremendous temptation to cheat when you graded your own self-tests.

my brother was constantly in trouble for cheating. it got to the point he wasn't allowed any little pencils (the kind you can fit up a shirtsleeve) but started each day with a tall one.

[Zadig]

I prefer Jack Chick's work.