Question about "Planning your CM Education"

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  • July 28, 2012 at 9:25 pm
    CindyJ
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    Hi,

    I am not new to homeschooling…but am to SCM as of now.  I have purchased the “Planning your CM Education” guide and I have a question I am hopeful someone can answer for me.  I am currently writing down all of our books we will be using and I wonder how to plug in the History Module 5 that we will be using.  Do I go through and add all the books from there as well? Or do I just follow the guide as written and plan out the other books that will be separate from our History?  Does that make sense?  I know it seems confusing…but I am stumped as to what is best and I’m hopeful someone else has been in this place before.

    Thanks so much,

    CindyJ

    July 28, 2012 at 10:12 pm
    Carolyn
    Participant

    I just put in the mod guide and not all the books.  I did add books for literature, character building, etc. This allowed me to ultimately know how often I would need to read a book or did I have enough or too many books for a term.  I hope I answered your question.

    July 29, 2012 at 1:15 pm
    momto2blessings
    Participant

    Yes, if you’re using the SCM handbook for bible/history/geo., you don’t have to plan anything more for that….it’s all done for you.  Just use the Planning CM Educ. book for your other subjects.  HTH:) Gina

    July 30, 2012 at 2:11 am
    CindyJ
    Member

    Thank you both for taking the time to respond.  I really appreciate it.  I think I am mostly done for the first term and am now pondering the CM Organizer.  

     

    Thanks again,

     

    CindyJ

    July 30, 2012 at 2:29 am
    suzukimom
    Participant

    Are you pondering getting it?   It is well worth it, IMNSHO….   You could always do the 30 day trial….

    July 30, 2012 at 2:53 am
    CindyJ
    Member

    Yes, I am thinking about the free trial to see if it meshes with my way of doing things.  I am such a paper and pencil person though.  I may activate the trial in a day or so after I completely finish our fall term plans.  I don’t want to activate it too soon because I really want to give it 100%.  I am hoping to finish organizing and de-cluttering our house this week and then start back to school a week from tomorrow.  Does it take a long time to plug all the info in the Organizer?  I have four children:  8th grade, 4th grade, 1st grade and then a 3 yr old….so only three that I have to plan for.  

     

    Thanks for any insight you can offer!

    CindyJ

    July 30, 2012 at 4:00 am
    suzukimom
    Participant

    The time depends a LOT on how many resources are already in the bookfinder/organizer, and which ones you need to add yourself.  Obviously the modules are already in there…  

    Take your time to watch the how-to-videos first…

     

    July 30, 2012 at 4:22 am
    CindyJ
    Member

    Thanks so much!  I am using SCM pretty exclusively so I think most of the resources will be in the Organizer already.  I plan to try the trial (that sounds funny) version in the next few days.  I’ve already watched all the videos and it looks pretty convincing. I really want to be able to give my oldest a weekly plan on paper and it looks like the Organizer generates that well, if I remember correctly.  Otherwise, I’ll be working one up each week for her myself.  I used the “Planning Your CM Education” guide and loved it!  It was time consuming…but very direct and to the point.  The hard part is limiting even more wonderful books!  I can always find more books that I want to read or have them read.  I need a support group for people addicted to books!  Laughing

    Thanks again for your thoughts!  

    CindyJ

    July 30, 2012 at 5:07 am
    suzukimom
    Participant

    Well, the Organizer gives a Daily to-do list.

    I make it do a weekly one by scheduling everything every day (I plan to let my kids choose what to do what day, within reason)… and make a Daily To-Do-List with that.  For subjects that are done more than once a week, I click on the “show upcoming assignments” – and it shows the next 3 assignments.  (which works ok, although I’d like to see the next 4… or specify… – but we are going to do a 4 day week…)   

    I hope that helps a bit!  There are a lot of us that use the organizer, and have figured out ways to do all sorts of things with it…

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