Last year was our second year doing homeschool. I was looking for a more complete curriculum. Something that was full of knowledge and held my child's attention. We found switched on school house. Immediately after we received it in the mail, I opened it and downloaded everything. I was impressed by how much curriculum there was. Each subject was packed full. That it is important to me because I am not a teacher that can come up with what we are going to learn. I can assist my child. I can give her other ways to think about things. I can help i...(more)
Jessica J., Co-op Member
I was thrilled when a friend recommended and I used Switched-on-Schoolhouse by Alpha-Omega. It makes homeschooling so much easier, by allowing me to set up my school year calendar, and then making assignments from the curriculum for the year. It also conveniently keeps track of the grade averages for each subject, the hours spent on each subject, and provides a way to keep a record of attendance easily. Students can easily see their assignments for the day, and they do their work on the computer.
I will definitely continue using it, and I...(more)
Carolyn N., Co-op Member
I just wanted to write and thank you for a GREAT curriculum. My daughter has just started the SOS homeschool curriculum and we both love it. It is so easy to use, and I love the flexibility. It does so much of the work I used to do like scheduling, organizing lessons, and grading. My daughter loves the content and the variety of teaching techniques used. She also loves how easy it is for her to see what her lessons are and what her grades are. No more backpacks busting at the seams! Thank you so much. We plan to use SOS all the way through high...(more)
Lisa V., Co-op Member
We have been using AOP SOS for four years now. We like it so well because it is computerized. One of our daughters is very technically oriented. Another of our daughters has cerebral palsy, which makes holding books and handwriting very difficult for her. SOS meets the needs for both of our girls. I like it because of the automatic grading of 90% of the material. I work part time, and our girls do their SOS work while I'm away from home. This encourages them to take personal responsibility for their education. Then when I come home from...(more)
Anni W, Co-op Member
After two years of traditional school, our daughter was ready to homeschool. We started with her two favorite subjects in Switched-On Schoolhouse, science and history, but by her third year, we were only using Switched-On Schoolhouse. Now, we are embarking upon our fourth year, and our daughter looks like she has completely closed all the learning gaps in math and language arts. She enjoys all her subjects and is taking more responsibility for her schedule and workload. This year we're trying one lesson of math and language arts each morning, a...(more)
Lesley D., Co-op Member
We started using Switched-On Schoolhouse for the first time this year and it has been a great experience for us! We had never used a computer curriculum before, and I was a bit nervous, but this has been so easy and user friendly, and my daughter just loves it! She has stayed so consistently enthused about her lessons this year that I find her grabbing her laptop in the evenings and working ahead. I will never use anything else!
Angela M., Ohio
My daughter (16) really likes SOS Schoolhouse. We used it for ND History and Health last year and are using it for Business Computer this year. We like how self-explanatory it is as well as the self-grading features for me as a busy mom. With 7 kids it's nice to have something you don't have to explain.
Alexandra D., Co-op Member
I really like the SOS curriculum. My son Loves it. I really like the flexibility and the design over all. It has helped a great deal because I homeschool all five of my children.The younger ones are more hands on. My son is really a self starter and this helps a great deal. I will continue to use this program.
Mary Johnson, Co-op Member
We were struggling with Integrated Science and Chemistry, after four prior years with ease in science. We switched mid-semester to AOP's Switched on Schoolhouse and oh my. I'm in heaven and so is my son. He loves it, I love it, and the program does everything, I just did the initial set-up and off he went. I just print out weekly updates to see where and how he is progressing. Thank you Alpha-Omega!
Mary S., Co-op Member
Love SOS. I have to work as well as homeschool and could not do it (not a well) without SOS. I have to replace some of the LA and all of the spelling with specific lessons due to my student having severe dyslexia and reading problems. Thank you for making it Alpha & Omega and thank you Homeschool Buyers Co-op for having it available with discounts