Comments on: A (Secular Thurs)Day in the Life (of Fred)

By: Secular Thursday: Money! It’s a hit. » Smrt Lernins

Secular Thursday: Money! It’s a hit. » Smrt Lernins — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:21:30 +0000

[...] between. Life of Fred is one of the few that meet nearly all of those goals (falling short only by not being entirely secular, though close enough for our purposes). MCT looks like it might fit into that narrow set of [...]

By: JC

JC — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 01:18:39 +0000

Thanks, I’m glad to know you haven’t run across it in “real life” – I want so much for LOF to work for us when we get there, and I’m glad it’s not leaning too far to the right!

By: Weekly Reviewins: Week 11 » Smrt Lernins

Weekly Reviewins: Week 11 » Smrt Lernins — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 03:26:58 +0000

[...] Science did chapters 21-24 in Life of Fred: Fractions (a curriculum I discussed pretty thoroughly in this week’s Secular Thursday) and bridges one and two. He’s still having some trouble with multiplying mixed numbers, so [...]

By: Smrt Mama

Smrt Mama — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:53:39 +0000

Ok, did find a review from a Christian reviewer, and it looks like there’s a small exchange w/ an Army chaplain in Life of Fred: Beginning Algebra where a quote from Deuteronomy is mentioned, but the review doesn’t mention any other incidents in the rest of the series. That’s not a deal-breaker for me, though annoying.

By: Smrt Mama

Smrt Mama — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:45:52 +0000

I have not found any at all and will be disappointed if I do. That’s not news I wanted to hear!

By: JC

JC — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:36:05 +0000

I had read another review that said LOF isn’t *exactly* secular, the reviewer said they found christian content in the storyline. Has this not been the case for you? Or is it there but not in your face?

By: Smrt Mama

Smrt Mama — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:15:28 +0000

Yes, you were the one who showed it to me, and I have spread the word!

By: The Mama

The Mama — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:13:43 +0000

I will humbly remind you how much I tooted the horn of this program.