Too Catholic and to rigorous kind of sound like good things now a days, comparatively speaking. Why would you buy a Catholic curriculum and not want it to be Catholic?

We love Seton! We love how Catholic they are, and I totally agree with you. My kids get plenty of secular influence all around them. I love how Seton works our Faith into the curriculum.

How can a Catholic homeschooling organization be "too Catholic?"??? I am a traditional Catholic; we attend the Traditional Latin Mass, follow Pre-VII traditions, and basically stay away from the modernization that has caused such a split in the Catholic Church. I use Seton, and other than a few differences, I love that every subject is centered around the Faith. I've homeschooled my six children for over 15 years; I've used Mother Of Divine Grace, Our Lady of Victory, Homeschool Connections, and a few of my kids even did their last few years on the states online homeschool cite. I don't think Seton is too Catholic, in fact, and in some aspects, it's not Catholic enough. Our Lady of Victory is very pre-VII and very traditional, which I love; however, I went with Seton because I liked their layout and how it's organized, plus I think the way they incorporate the Faith into the little details is a wonderful way of showing my children that our Faith is who and what we are; we are to live in this world not be of this world. I think Seton does an excellent job reminding us that teaching the Faith is the most important part of educating our children.

We used Seton for 10 years. At first, I thought it was to old fashioned, but it grew on me. I am so glad during those years, we used it. My kids love the Lord, Mama Mary, the Saints and all things Catholic. I feel so blessed. We moved on because things became to tough to teach in High School, so we joined a partnership and do things on line. Since we have the catechism down we know longer need to study that. In stead we study what ever pops up that week. Church Fathers, philosophy, apologetics, our own bible studies, and frequent the sacraments. If it were not for Seton I don't know if my kids would love the church as much as they do. You should be a spokesperson for Seton either online or in one of their magazines.

I'm so sad to hear that people think it's "too Catholic". We are in our 5th year doing Seton and we have loved it. I love that our faith is involved in every lesson! Sacred art! We would love to count nuns😁 I was amazed at my son's cursive doing Seton! So proud! Every lesson has been great! The stories in the reading is fantastic, also! I love that it expresses doing charity!!!!! Anyway, I can't say enough about how we love Seton!

Yes, we do need to count nuns. Haha. Thank you, Seton. 😘

Hey! Don't worry about the light or the kids! That's life! My question is, why does anyone complain about the Catholicity? I mean... If you're Catholic, you should live it. The name references in the handwriting could have been saints... or not! If children hate school it has a lot to do with the dynamics of the parent/child relationship. Seton can be monotonous, but no where on earth are we continually happy. Children have subjects they dislike no matter what school they attend. I appreciate your video!

Thanks so much for sharing! I don’t get to hear much about catholic homeschool curriculum.

Girl! You’re making me want to get Seton history! I’m so anti-textbook but ... I want Catholic history.

Oh my goodness! This makes me want to dive right in to Seton!! :) I have bought some of their materials second hand and thought they were awesome. I was introduced to the history curriculum while doing the free online Charlotte Mason Catholic curriculum, Mater Amabilis. And I LOVED it. I, like you, am a convert and love how you said that it's helpful for us to learn at a child's level along with our children. It helps us grasp things that many cradle Catholics were taught in Catholic school or something their Catholic parents knew. :) I am seriously contemplating starting a KZfaq channel just to connect with you Catholic sisters! Thank you for the lint on your shoulder and gum on your magazine bc what keeps me from it is looking around and wondering how I could ever be polished enough!! I thoroughly enjoyed your video and respectful tone when explaining those of a different opinion. :) Blessings!!

This is wonderful!! Thanks! I am evry exaited to get them.

Thank you thank you thank you for this! My five year old (oldest) is in K and I'm doing the floundering....I just need to sign up next year!

Thank you. This was excellent. I agree it’s the right amount of Catholic symbols and teaching.

When I was homeschooled, my mom got Seton for me and my little sister to have a Catholic curriculum for our at home education.

We love Seton! Great job on your video!!!!

Thank you so much for the review! I am a single mom and I work full time. I am going to use Seton to start my little one on pre k, we are gonna be on a tight schedule because he will still attend daycare and I work, but the public school system is absolutely terrifying.

Thank you for the video, I was doing exactly what you said you did about going to Seaton website and having second thoughts because of what people said about the school. My daughter has attended Catholic School from TK to third grade. So I finally jumped in and submitted the application. I really enjoy the colorful pictures in the books.

I actually really loved Seton. We went with CHC this year and I kind of regret it. Seton suited our family much better and my kids did so well with it.... I found CHC soooo stressful to teach... I definitely didn't find Seton too Catholic. I actually cried when I opened the box and pulled out all of the beautiful books with all of their beautiful pictures and content and I also felt it helped our family to grow in faith... I am planning to go with Seton again once we finish up with CHC

I grew up going to public school where there isn't really much good talk about Catholics/the Catholic church, especially in history class. I went to a separate religion class on Sundays, which now doesn't seem like we got enough education about our religion. I think Seton does a wonderful job of incorporating religion in every aspect of their studies just by what I've seen in grades ahead and in what we've accomplished thus far in the pre-k curriculum.

Very helpful. Ty 😊

Lots of great information

I'm a convert too and I think I will learn just as much as my kids if I decide on Seton

That History sounds fabulous :) I love the faith being intertwined in all .

Great review!! So in depth, really useful for families like ours looking into different curriculums. I've never heard anyone say Seton was too Catholic, but I have heard it's tough going/ very academic. Any thoughts on that?

Do you do every subject every day? I know you said handwriting is like once or twice a week, but what about the others? On Seton, I saw example lesson plans and saw day 1- day 5 and/or Monday, Tuesday, etc.... Do you ever double up to make like History M,W,F or anything like that? I know I can do whatever I want, but I'm wondering what works for you? Just trying to weigh options and gather experienced views...(anyone on here can add their input also)

One thing I would love to find are more books with people of color in them and mixed families. In the St Joseph books too, unless a saint is of color - everyone is white. Can anyone recommend some books? We do talk about Mother Mary looking different to different people...thanks!

Thank you for this review! I have been looking at the "Catholicism COmes to the New World" book for Gr. 4. My son has been using MasterBooks and loves it- he's not big on "traditional workbooks" but have found I would like to add Catholic religion and history books. I've found a lot of Christian curriculum out there is sadly anti-Catholic. Does the New World curriculum focus on World history or American history? Just curious as we are not American and don't need US History :)

I just started the prek, but my child is 3... gng crazy with trying to keep a schedule. I also have a 1 year old. Any advice?

So you prefer Seton to Catholic Heritage Curricula now? We've tried workbooks from both, I prefer CHC, but I'm a bit worried it's not enough, like I will be supplementing with other books

Wonderful video! Does Seton give you a list of picture books/other books that correlate to the history chapters or do you find those on your own?

I don't think it's too Catholic at all and I'm a cradle Catholic. My kids enjoy the pictures and the simple prayers on some of the pages. I think you did a good job explaining things. JMJ

I am a stay a home mom of six, been thinking of home schooling for quite some time but are afraid to star ... how is the price ... can you advise on that... thank you

I really want to do Seton as well and I am converting as well.

I have never understood people who said Seton is "too Catholic". Um, if you are Catholic, how can it be TOO CATHOLIC?? We are supposed to live our faith, and we are supposed to have it permeate each part of our lives. I have seen that many people who say Seton is "too catholic" are those who are not letting their faith permeate their lives, or they are not Catholics who go to Mass every week and actually live the faith. Also, when a person does not accept all the teachings of the church (or at least are working on understanding the tenets they do not agree with), they will say it's "too Catholic". What I would say is that Seton is traditionally Catholic, and some of the materials may seem dated to some people. I think that's more the issue. The stories in the Catholic readers, and the way the people are dressed are really different than what we are used to. At first, my daughter dismissed the stories as being too old fashioned, but when we started talking about the universal truths that they contain, she saw how timeless they actually were. I appreciate Seton. We have used it K - 8 fully enrolled. We tried Mother of Divine Grace for 9 and 10, and they just didn't work out for us well, and our daughter asked to go back to Seton. We didn't choose well, so we will be re-doing 10th with Seton. We are looking forward to getting back in the fold.

It drives me crazy to hear people trash on Seton. We don't use Seton for one simple reason, it doesn't fit with our educational philosophy as well as other curricula resources. I suspect that those who trash on it have also found that it doesn't fit with their educational philosophy and they may just not have the background in various philosophies to explain what they need.

All I can think is: why would a Protestant purchase a catholic curriculum?