When I first began to homeschool, I thought I would only be able to teach up to about third grade, maybe fourth. Then I found this book and realized that we could do this long term. This was, quite literally, a God-send to me. It helped me to plan an outline for what to teach, to know if I had covered the subjects which needed to be covered and whether I had done it well. It also explained a lot of "school-speak" to me so that I was able to communicate with other educators. I have gotten rid of most of my textbooks, but not this one. ( )