We have been homeschooling our 4 children for the past 8 years. At the recommendation of a friend we got this and the free spelling course. Now, after going over this course with our kids, they (and we as parents) are now oriented to HOW and WHY to homeschool. Needless to say, we have tried a number of other CTT courses and are so happy with this program, we are now using CTT for all of our Science, History, English and Music learning. Truly wonderful find!

My name is Marie and I'm homeschooling two boys, Sam (18) and Nick (14). This is our second year of homeschool and I'm very happy with the Connect The Thoughts curriculum. We've tried other types of online and correspondence school but have found that offline works best for us.

Connect The Thoughts encourages both boys to take hold of their education and really make it their own. The last curriculum we tried was written in a very boring way and even though it ultimately would've been less work to get their diplomas with it, both Sam and Nick felt they liked Connect The Thoughts better. I'm happy that they care enough about what they're doing to pick the curriculum that's more of a challenge. That's a big step for them.

I started Nick with the Upper School curriculum and Saxon Algebra and Sam has jumped into the middle of Upper School while being dual enrolled at our local community college. Sam is into writing fiction and Nick wants to study ballistics. I'm a graphic designer working at home.

I learn a little bit more every day and I'm excited to mark the changes in my kids' attitudes toward their education.

The "How to do CTT Courses" is the first course you should use when starting this excellent curriculum. It teaches what is expected from the student in all the CTT courses and familiarizes with them with the philosophy and procedures for completing the courses. I am homeschooling my 14 yr-old son & his 16 yr-old friend using CTT courses, while working full time as a Technical Writer out of my home office. The boys have finished the How to do CTT Course, Information Right or Wrong, and the Computer Literacy course, They are now working on the Manners Course and Upper School How to do Research Course, and will start the Upper School Science I, Upper School Pre-History, Creative Writing III, and Animation I course in November. In just a few weeks they have both gone from writing one or two word answers to the CTT exercises (I'm only doing this because you're making me do it...) to writing whole pages in response to the exercise questions. I highly recommend this course and this curriculum!

This is a very enjoyable and well rounded curriculum. The ideas are intelligent and the sources wide and varied. My children enjoyed knowing that tomorrow's work would be watching a video or having a field trip. The author himself was very helpful in establishing a curriculum for my older child, who has problems. I have recommended this to many people.

After many trial and error processes, we have finally found the perfect curriculum for our homeschool family. Having children with varying levels of learning disabilities, this program enables everyone to work at their own speed, and really grasp what they are learning.

I could write the same review over and over for each of the courses we have used to date, and my response would be the same for each and every one of them. Connect the Thoughts has not only been an answer to my scheduling nightmare, but has taught my children to be responsible for their own work, their own actions and their own education. They finally WANT to learn!! How often do your children whine when you are done working on Ancient Egypt or Mesopotamia? Mine did... and I have on more than one occasion found my 12 yr old (ADHD/Dysphasia) reading her HISTORY book before bed...what mother could ask for a better attitude than that?

Thank you so much for such a blessing.