


She was immediately intrigued and excited with the idea of the Brave Writer program and wanted to give it a try. I sat her down and had a chat with her about trying something new or sticking with TGATB. I thought being able to learn grammar, literary concepts, and writing through good books would be something she would enjoy more. Writing is NOT, and the only thing I felt like her TGATB workbook sort of just threw at you time to time, and she began starting to hate writing. She is an amazing and advanced reader, so books and reading is one of her favorite things. So, for her, I really think it was just time for a change and to try something new. We have used TGATB every year since my daughter was 4, starting with the Preschool Course Book and going all the way up to now, Level 3. However, for my daughter, it was getting to be tedious, too repetitive (“boring” in her words,) and there were many parts she didn’t enjoy, so I would skip them. TGATB is a wonderful and thorough program, that we use for many other subjects and my other children still use for Language Arts. There is nothing wrong with this curriculum. My daughter was using The Good and the Beautiful Language Arts Level 3 for her 3rd grade year so far. Many of you are interested in learning more and possibly trying it as well, so today I’m sharing why we made the change, how the program works, and our thoughts on why we love it. The past month we did a trial run with the Brave Writer DART program and absolutely love it! I have been eyeing this curriculum for a long time, decided to give it a try, and am so glad I did. We are 7 weeks into the school year and I have recently made a BIG curriculum switch, for Language Arts, for my 3rd grade daughter.
